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Region in the province of Alberta, Canada
Photo: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Central Alberta is part of Alberta, located between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The eastern portion is largely agricultural, while the western portion is part of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Ranching country with forested areas. The Cowboy Trail (Hwy 22) that runs north-south is considered one of Alberta's most scenic highways.
The area along the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (also known as Highway 2 or "the QE2") between Calgary and Edmonton, which contains many towns and smaller cities and is anchored by the city of Red Deer.
Largely agricultural, this less-populated area with small farming villages dotting the east-west highways.
By train
By car
The spine of Central Alberta is Highway 2, which connects Calgary and Edmonton.
By bus
Aside from the corridors from Edmonton through Red Deer to Calgary, and Edmonton through Vegreville to Lloydminster, you'll find little by way of public transportation. You'll need a car or a bike to get around.
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largest city in Central Alberta with over 100,000 inhabitants, midway between Calgary and Edmonton
a college town with Norwegian heritage and about 18,000 people
main town on the Yellowhead Highway between Edmonton and Jasper with around 8,400 people.
agricultural city of 31,000 that straddles the border with Saskatchewan
this is the eastern gateway to David Thompson Country and also the site of a reconstructed fur trading post
small, emerging resort town of 2,700 located in the Rocky Mountain foothills
a lakeside resort town with a provincial park, a marina, a boardwalk lined with shops, and around 15,000 inhabitants
agricultural town of 5,700, home to the world's largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) and jumping off point to Kalyna Country
population of 13,000 inhabitants is home to a major museum of transportation and industry, the Reynolds-Alberta Museum.
Alberta's Ukrainian ethnic enclave which includes many small farming villages
Pigeon Lake is a rural area composed of more than a dozen small villages surrounding the lake of the same name, located in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada.
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