The Upper Peace 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 Peace Region | |
|---|---|
 Sagitawa Lookout, Peace River | |
 Location in Alberta | |
| Largest population centres | Grande Prairie Peace River Grande Cache Fairview |
| Government | |
| • Parent authority | Alberta Environment and Parks |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74,270 km2 (28,680 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 138,237 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
- ^ "Land-use Framework". Alberta Environment and Parks. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "Land-use Planning Regions". Alberta Biosphere Monitoring Initiative. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "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.