Upper Athabasca Region

The Upper Athabasca Region is a land-use framework region in northern Alberta, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement a regional plan, complementing the planning efforts of member municipalities in order to coordinate future growth. Corresponding roughly to major watersheds while following municipal boundaries, these regions are managed by Alberta Environment and Parks.[1]

Upper Athabasca Region
Land-use framework region
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Location in Alberta
Location in Alberta
Largest population centresWhitecourt
Hinton
Edson
Slave Lake
Government
 • Parent authorityAlberta Environment and Parks
Area
[2]
 • Total
83,004 km2 (32,048 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
122,806
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)

Communities

The following municipalities are contained in the Upper Athabasca Region.

References

  1. ^ "Land-use Framework". Alberta Environment and Parks. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. ^ "Land-use Planning Regions". Alberta Biosphere Monitoring Initiative. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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