Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

For the adjacent national park, see Wood Buffalo National Park. For other uses, see Wood buffalo (disambiguation).
Wood Buffalo
Specialized municipality
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Official logo of Wood Buffalo
Logo
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Planning regionLower Athabasca
Specialized municipalityApril 1, 1995
Name changeAugust 14, 1996
Administrative officeFort McMurray
Government
[2]
 • MayorSandy Bowman
 • Governing body
Wood Buffalo Municipal Council
  • Ken Ball
  • Funky Banjoko
  • Lance Bussieres
  • M. Shafiq Dogar
  • Allan Grandison
  • Nicholas Keith McGrath
  • Kendrick Cardinal
  • Loretta Waquan
  • Stu Wigle
  • Jane Stroud
 • CAOJamie Doyle
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land60,843.88 km2 (23,491.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
82,400
 • Density1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2021)
75,555[4]
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitermwb.ca

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (abbreviated RMWB)[5][6] is a specialized municipality in northeast Alberta, Canada. It is the largest regional municipality in Canada by area (105650.88km2 | this number includes Wood Buffalo Nation Park of Canada)[7] and is home to oil sand deposits known as the Athabasca oil sands.

  1. ^ "Municipal Profile – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo". Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 17, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021municipalcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Website Abbreviation". Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "RMWB @RMWoodBuffalo Twitter Profile". Twitter. Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2011.