Central Alberta
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Red Deer and Wetaskiwin.
Red Deer
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Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and its key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education.
Wetaskiwin
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Wetaskiwin is a small city of about 12,700 people in the Central Corridor region of Alberta. It is home to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum and its outstanding collection of cars, airplanes, tractors, and industrial machines.
Camrose
Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Camrose County. Located along Highway 13 it had its beginnings as a railroad hub.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Central Corridor and East Central Alberta.
Central Corridor
The Central Corridor is part of Central Alberta, located between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton. This is the most densely populated part of Alberta but is still wide-open by the standards of most places.
East Central Alberta
East Central Alberta is a region of Central Alberta, to the east and southeast of Edmonton up to the Saskatchewan border.
Foothills
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The Foothills are the part of Central Alberta where the Rocky Mountains transition to the Great Plains. Running from northwest to southeast across much of Central Alberta, this region includes landscapes ranging from rugged in the west to gently rolling in the east.
Central Alberta
- Type: region
- Description: region in the province of Alberta, Canada
- Neighbors: Alberta Rockies, Northern Alberta, and Southern Alberta
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
52.35° or 52° 21′ northLongitude of center
-113.86° or 113° 51′ 36″ westWikidata ID
Q189917
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Venetian—“Central Alberta” goes by many names.
- French: “centre de l’Alberta”
- French: “Centre de l’Alberta”
- French: “Région d’Alberta central”
- German: “Zentral-Alberta”
- Hausa: “Alberta ta Tsakiya”
- Italian: “Alberta centrale”
- Persian: “آلبرتای مرکزی”
- Portuguese: “Região Central de Alberta”
- Russian: “Центральная Альберта”
- Ukrainian: “Центральна Альберта”
- Venetian: “Alberta sentrałe”
Alberta: Must-Visit Destinations
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