Special Areas, Alberta
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Special Areas, Alberta is a sparsely populated rural region in southeastern Alberta administered by a unique Special Areas Board rather than a typical municipal government.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rural municipality
ⓘ
specialized municipality ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Special Areas Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 20,000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Forty Mile No. 8
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Stettler No. 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cypress County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kneehill County NERFINISHED ⓘ MD of Acadia No. 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ MD of Paintearth No. 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ MD of Provost No. 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ MD of Wainwright No. 61 NERFINISHED ⓘ Newell County NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ Starland County NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheatland County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createdAs | drought relief and land management area ⓘ |
| governmentType | special areas board administration ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeHeadquarters | Hanna, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Special Area No. 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Special Area No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Area No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | Special Areas Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Altario, Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cereal, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Consort, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Empress, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanna, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Loverna, Saskatchewan (nearby former rail point influencing region) NERFINISHED ⓘ Monitor, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyen, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedalia, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Spondin, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Veteran, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Youngstown, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.specialareas.ab.ca/ ⓘ |
| historicalReasonForCreation | Dust Bowl–era agricultural collapse ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Province of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Special Areas Act (Alberta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alberta ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern Alberta ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| primaryLandUse |
dryland farming
ⓘ
grazing ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Southern Alberta