City in Alberta, Canada
Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here.
Area: 825.3 km²
Weather: 5°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 81% Humidity
Local time: Thursday 4:23 AM
Getting there: 22 h 10 min flight. View flights
Province: Alberta
Population: 1.097 million (2011) UNdata
Sports team: Calgary Flames, Calgary Stampeders, more