Alberta Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of Canada
About Alberta
The province of Alberta inherited its name from one of the old districts of the North West Territories, which was named after an English princess, Louis Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (1848 – 1939), the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Since Alberta gained self-government as a province in 1905, its capital has beenEdmonton, which is roughly in the middle of the province, while the main centre in terms of corporate headquarters isCalgaryto the south. Most of the population of Alberta lives along the "Highway 2 Corridor" between Edmonton and Calgary, althoughLethbridgeto the south,Grande Prairieto the northwest, andFort McMurrayto the northeast are also notable settlements of 50,000 or more. Alberta is by far the richest province in Canada in terms of
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