Upper Athabasca Region

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The Upper Athabasca Region is a land-use framework region in northern Alberta, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement a regional plan, complementing the planning efforts of member municipalities in order to coordinate future growth. Corresponding roughly to major watersheds while following municipal boundaries, these regions are managed by Alberta Environment and Parks.[1]

Upper Athabasca Region
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Location in Alberta
Location in Alberta
Largest population centresWhitecourt
Hinton
Edson
Slave Lake
Government
 • Parent authorityAlberta Environment and Parks
Area
 • Total
83,004 km2 (32,048 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
122,806
 • Density1.4795/km2 (3.8319/sq mi)

Communities

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The following municipalities are contained in the Upper Athabasca Region.

References

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