Specialized municipalities of Alberta | |
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Location | Province of Alberta |
Number | 6 |
Populations | 4,590 (Jasper) – 98,044 (Strathcona) |
Areas | 371.44 km² (143½ sq. mi.) (Crowsnest Pass) – 80,458.19 km² (31,065 sq. mi.) (Mackenzie) |
Government |
A specialized municipality is a unique type of municipal status in the Canadian province of Alberta. These unique local governments are formed without the creation of special legislation,[1] and typically allow for the coexistence of urban and rural areas within the jurisdiction of a single municipal government.[2]
Specialized municipalities may be formed under the authority of Section 83 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA) under one of three of the following scenarios:
Applications for specialized municipality status are approved via orders in council made by the lieutenant governor in council under recommendation from the Minister of AMA.[3]
Alberta has six specialized municipalities that had a cumulative population of 178,598 and an average population of 35,720 in the 2011 Census.[4] Alberta's largest and smallest specialized municipalities are the Strathcona County and the Municipality of Jasper with populations of 92,490 and 4,051 respectively.[4]
44 elected officials (five mayors, one reeve and 39 councillors) provide specialized municipality governance throughout the province.[5]
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