Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".

Is Edmonton a large city?

The metro area of Edmonton had a population of 1,491,000 at the beginning of 2021, making it Alberta's second-largest city (after Calgary) and Canada's fifth-largest municipality. Edmonton's 2019 municipal census recorded a population of 972,223.

What's bigger Calgary or Edmonton?

Calgary is the largest city with an estimated population of 1.1 million and a metropolitan population of 1.21 million. ... The Edmonton CMA has a population of 1.16 million. It is the northernmost city in North America with a metro population of at least one million.