Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province

Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

 of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

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Its primary industry is oil and gas

Petroleum production in Canada

Petroleum production in Canada is a major industry which is important to the economy of North America. Canada is the sixth largest oil producing country in the world. In 2008 it produced an average of of crude oil, crude bitumen and natural gas condensate. Of that amount, 45% was conventional...

, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands

Athabasca Oil Sands

The Athabasca oil sands are large deposits of bitumen, or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada - roughly centred on the boomtown of Fort McMurray...

 and Wabasca Area

Wabasca Oil Field

Wabasca is an oil field in a remote area of northern Alberta, where heavy petroleum is produced. It is also known as the Pelican Lake Oilfield.The closest community is Wabasca...

 in the east of the region. Mostly natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 is extracted in Peace region

Peace River Country

The Peace River Country is an aspen parkland region around the Peace River in Canada. It spans from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, where the region is also referred to as the Peace River Block.- Geography :The Peace River Country includes the...

 and Chinchaga

Chinchaga River

Chinchaga is a river in north-western Alberta. It is a tributary of the Hay River.Through the Hay River, its waters are carried to the Arctic Ocean via Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River.The name Chincaga is native, and means "Big Wood River".- Course :...

-Rainbow

Rainbow Lake, Alberta

Rainbow Lake is a small town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located west of High Level at the end of Highway 58, in MacKenzie County.The town carries the name of the nearby lake, formed on the Hay River, that was so called due to its curved shape....

 areas in the west, and forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

 and logging

Logging

Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...

 are also developed in the boreal forests of this region.
Northern Alberta encompasses census division

Census division

Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...

s 16

Division No. 16, Alberta

Division No. 16 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the northeast portion of northern Alberta and surrounds the Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray.- Census subdivisions :...

, 17

Division No. 17, Alberta

Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No...

, 18

Division No. 18, Alberta

Division No. 18 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the southeast corner of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Grande Cache. The boundaries of the division are coextensive with the outer boundaries of the Municipal District of Greenview No...

, and 19

Division No. 19, Alberta

Division No. 19 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the west-central portion of northern Alberta and surrounds the City of Grande Prairie.- Census subdivisions :...

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Geography

The region consists of aspen parkland

Aspen parkland

Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections; the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to...

 in the south, grading to boreal forest and muskeg

Muskeg

Muskeg is an acidic soil type common in Arctic and boreal areas, although it is found in other northern climates as well. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bogland but muskeg is the standard term in Western Canada and Alaska, while 'bog' is common elsewhere. The term is of Cree origin, maskek...

 in the north.

The southwest of the region is part of the Peace Country, an area that stretches into northeastern British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 consisting of fertile prairie

Prairie

Prairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...

, ranchland, and farmland along the Peace River

Peace River (Canada)

The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world,...

 and its tributaries.

Northern Alberta is crossed by the Peace River and the lower course of the Athabasca River

Athabasca River

The Athabasca River originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada...

. Other major rivers are Wapiti

Wapiti River

Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River, located in the southern area of the Peace River Basin.Wapiti is named after the Cree word for elk .-Course:...

, Smoky

Smoky River

Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River. The descriptive name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the Cree Indians....

, Hay

Hay River (Canada)

Hay River is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada.It originates in the muskeg of north western Alberta, flows west to British Columbia, then returns to Alberta, where it follows a northern course towards the Northwest Territories, where it discharges in the...

, Chinchaga, Petitot River

Petitot River

Petitot is a river in northern Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is a tributary of the Liard River.Petitot River originates from Bistcho Lake in northwestern Alberta, and flows westwards along the northern borders of Alberta and British Columbia. It then passes in the Northwest Territories,...

s in the west, Wabasca River

Wabasca River

Wabasca River is a river in northern Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River.It has a total drainage area of .-Course:...

 in the center and Firebag

Firebag River

Firebag is a river in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. It gets its name from the traditional bags Aboriginals once used to carry fire-starting flints....

 and Clearwater River

Clearwater River (Saskatchewan)

Clearwater River is the name of a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.-Course:The Clearwater River totals 295 kilometres in length and rises in northwestern Saskatchewan in the northern forest region of the Precambrian Shield. From its headwaters at Broach Lake it flows...

 in the east. Alberta's two largest waterbodies, Lake Athabasca

Lake Athabasca

Lake Athabasca is located in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the northeast corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N.-History:The name in the Dene language originally referred only to the large delta formed by the confluence the Athabasca River at the southwest corner of the lake...

 and Lake Claire

Lake Claire (Alberta)

Lake Claire is the largest lake which is entirely in Alberta, Canada. It is located entirely in Wood Buffalo National Park, west of Lake Athabasca. It lies between the mouths of Peace River and Athabasca River, and is part of the Peace-Athabasca Delta system....

 are located in the wetland

Wetland

A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....

s of northeastern Alberta, forming the Peace-Athabasca Delta

Peace-Athabasca Delta

The Peace–Athabasca Delta is a large freshwater, inland delta in northeastern Alberta located where the Peace and Athabasca Rivers join the Slave River at the western end of Lake Athabasca.-Conservation :...

, that drains through the Slave River

Slave River

The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories....

 towards the Arctic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...

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The Caribou Mountains

Caribou Mountains (Alberta)

The Caribou Mountains are a mountain range surrounding an elevated plateau in northern Alberta, Canada and which rise north of the lower Peace River, and are bounded to the north and east by the Wood Buffalo National Park....

 are an elevated plateau

Plateau

In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...

 in the relatively flat Albertan north which provide core habitat for an endangered woodland caribou herd. This area is conserved by the Caribou Mountains Wildland Park

Caribou Mountains Wildland Park

Caribou Mountains Wildland Park is a large wilderness area in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Caribou Mountains, immediately west of Wood Buffalo National Park in a remote backcountry area. The closest community in Alberta is Fort Vermilion....

. The adjacent Wood Buffalo National Park

Wood Buffalo National Park

Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at . The park was established in 1922 to protect the world's largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 5,000...

 is Canada's largest protected area.

Other tourist attractions in Northern Alberta include the Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It was previously incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980. It became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995 to create the Municipality...

 Historical Society-Heritage Park, Historic Dunvegan

Dunvegan, Alberta

Dunvegan is an unincorporated community within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located south of the town of Fairview on the northern bank of the Peace River at the mouth of the Dunvegan Creek....

, Kimiwan Birdwalk and Interpretive Centre, Lesser Slave Lake

Lesser Slave Lake

Lesser Slave Lake is a lake located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. It is the second largest lake entirely within Alberta boundaries , covering and measuring over long and at its widest point. Lesser Slave Lake averages in depth and is at its deepest...

 Bird Observatory in the Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park

Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park

Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park and birdwatching area located in north-central Alberta, Canada.The park is located on the north-eastern shore of the Lesser Slave Lake , 12 km north from the town of Slave Lake on Highway 88.*...

, Muskoseepi Park, and the Oil Sands

Athabasca Oil Sands

The Athabasca oil sands are large deposits of bitumen, or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada - roughly centred on the boomtown of Fort McMurray...

 Discovery Centre.

Northern Alberta contains several diamond

Diamond

In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...

 bearing diatreme

Diatreme

A diatreme is a breccia-filled volcanic pipe that was formed by a gaseous explosion. Diatremes often breach the surface and produce a tuff cone, a filled relatively shallow crater known as a maar, or other volcanic pipes.- Word origin :...

s associated with kimberlite

Kimberlite

Kimberlite is a type of potassic volcanic rock best known for sometimes containing diamonds. It is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa, where the discovery of an diamond in 1871 spawned a diamond rush, eventually creating the Big Hole....

 fields, including the Buffalo Head Hills

Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field

The Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field is a kimberlite field in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is a product of kimberlite volcanism during the Cretaceous period which was the most prolific period for worldwide kimberlite volcanism...

 and Birch Mountains kimberlite field

Birch Mountains kimberlite field

The Birch Mountains kimberlite field is a kimberlite field in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is a product of kimberlite volcanism during the Cretaceous period which was the most prolific period for worldwide kimberlite volcanism...

s which in turn form the Northern Alberta kimberlite province

Northern Alberta kimberlite province

The Northern Alberta kimberlite province is a cluster of kimberlite pipes in Northern Alberta, Canada. It consists of three kimberlite fields, including the Birch Mountains, Buffalo Head Hills, and Mountain Lake cluster.-See also:...

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Transportation

Highway 43 and Highway 2 pass through the southwest of the region, this being the end of the CANAMEX corridor. Other important routes are the Mackenzie Highway

Mackenzie Highway

The Mackenzie Highway is a Canadian highway in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. It begins as Alberta Highway 2 at Mile Zero in Grimshaw, Alberta...

 and Bicentennial Highway in the northwest, the Northern Woods and Water Route

Northern Woods and Water Route

The Northern Woods and Water Route is a route through northern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. As early as the 1950s community groups came together to establish a northern travel route; this was proposed as the Northern Yellowhead Transportation Route...

 in the south-east and Highway 63 in the east.

Grande Prairie Airport

Grande Prairie Airport

Grande Prairie Airport is located west northwest of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. It is the largest airport in the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia, having served 330,009 passengers in 2006, and having 358,905 passengers through its gates in 2007...

, Peace River Airport

Peace River Airport

Peace River Airport, , is a municipally owned airport located west of the Town of Peace River, Alberta, Canada. The airport has two operating runways, the longest being long and the terminal building, in size....

, and Fort McMurray Airport

Fort McMurray Airport

Fort McMurray Airport is located southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. It has seen a rise in business over the last 10 years due to an economic boom in the Athabasca Oil Sands, which are north of Fort McMurray. Now the fifth largest city in Alberta, the population of Fort McMurray has...

 are regional air transportation hubs.

Health regions

Northern Alberta's health region

Health regions of Canada

Health regions of Canada are used to administer public health to Canadians. Public health is primarily a provincial jurisdiction in Canada's federal system, so health regions are organized and given responsibilities by the provinces, causing differences among the health units across the country.-...

 is controlled by Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services is the province-wide organization responsible for providing hospital and other health care in the Canadian province of Alberta. Known as the "superboard", it was created in May 2008, with the abolition of nine previous regional health authorities, the Alberta Mental Health...

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Politics

On a provincial level, northern Alberta is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...

 by MLA's elected in the ridings of Athabasca-Redwater

Athabasca-Redwater

Athabasca-Redwater is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....

, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...

, Bonnyville-Cold Lake

Bonnyville-Cold Lake

Bonnyville-Cold Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....

, Dunvegan-Central Peace

Dunvegan-Central Peace

Dunvegan-Central Peace is an Alberta provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta.Following the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, Dunvegan was the only division with a population of less than 75% the provincial average, with its recorded population of 24,202...

, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of current districts 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....

, Grande Prairie Smoky

Grande Prairie Smoky

Grande Prairie-Smoky is a provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....

, Grande Prairie Wapiti

Grande Prairie Wapiti

Grande Prairie-Wapiti is provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....

, Lac La Biche-St. Paul

Lac La Biche-St. Paul

Lac La Biche-St. Paul is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...

, Lesser Slave Lake

Lesser Slave Lake (electoral district)

Lesser Slave Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It has existed since 1971.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :...

, and Peace River

Peace River (provincial electoral district)

Peace River is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting...

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Communities

Cities

• Grande Prairie

Towns

• Athabasca
  Athabasca, Alberta
  Athabasca is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the centre of Athabasca County. Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.- History :...
  
  
• Beaverlodge
• Fairview
• Falher
  Falher, Alberta
  Falher is a town in the Peace Country area of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Smoky River, along Highway 49. Falher is one of the earliest agricultural communities in the Peace Country.-History:...
  
  
• Fox Creek
  Fox Creek, Alberta
  Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Grande Cache
  Grande Cache, Alberta
  Grande Cache is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, located northwest of Hinton and west of Edmonton. It is located in the Municipal District of Greenview, between Highway 40 and the Smoky River, at the northern border of Alberta's Rockies...
  
  
• Grimshaw
  Grimshaw, Alberta
  Grimshaw is a town in northern Alberta located west of the Town of Peace River at the junction of Highway 35, Highway 2, and bypass Highway 2A, and the Mackenzie Northern Railway...
  
  
• High Level
  High Level, Alberta
  - Demographics :According to the 2006 census, High Level had a:*population of 3,887 living in 1,519 dwellings, a 12.9% increase from 2001;*land area of ; and*population density of .- Economy :...
  
  
• High Prairie
• Manning
  Manning, Alberta
  Manning is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". It is located on Highway 35 north of Peace River on the Notikewin River.Manning is a service centre for the local agriculture, forestry and gas industries...
  
  
• McLennan
  McLennan, Alberta
  McLennan is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of High Prairie on Highway 2.The town lies on the southern shore of Kimiwan Lake, and north of Winagami Lake...
  
  
• Peace River
  Peace River, Alberta
  Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...
  
  
• Rainbow Lake
  Rainbow Lake, Alberta
  Rainbow Lake is a small town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located west of High Level at the end of Highway 58, in MacKenzie County.The town carries the name of the nearby lake, formed on the Hay River, that was so called due to its curved shape....
  
  
• Sexsmith
  Sexsmith, Alberta
  Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province...
  
  
• Slave Lake
  Slave Lake, Alberta
  Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is located on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 88....
  
  
• Spirit River
  Spirit River, Alberta
  Spirit River is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 49 and Highway 731.The community is largely agricultural, being located in the fertile Peace Country. Together with neighboring Rycroft, it is a service centre for the oil and gas...
  
  
• Swan Hills
  Swan Hills, Alberta
  Swan Hills is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Whitecourt at the junction of Highway 32 and Grizzly Trail. Swan Hills is located in Municipal District of Big Lakes within census Division No...
  
  
• Valleyview
  Valleyview, Alberta
  -History:*Late 1800s: The first visitors to the area arrived, seeking natives to exchange goods for furs. The trading was good and a Hudson’s Bay post was established on Sturgeon Lake...
  
  
• Wembley
  Wembley, Alberta
  Wembley is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 724. A resident of Wembley is known as a "Wemblian", or "Wembleyite".-Demographics:In 2001, the town population was 1,542....
  
  

Villages

• Berwyn
  Berwyn, Alberta
  Berwyn is a village in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately west of the Town of Peace River, southwest of the Town of Grimshaw, and northeast of the Duncan's First Nation reserve....
  
  
• Boyle
  Boyle, Alberta
  Boyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately north of Edmonton.Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education Justice John R...
  
  
• Donnelly
• Girouxville
  Girouxville, Alberta
  Girouxville is a village in northern Alberta, Canada, located south of the town of Peace River.- Demographics :According to the 2006 census:* population of 282 living in 139 dwellings, a 7.8% decrease from 2001.* land area of...
  
  
• Hines Creek
  Hines Creek, Alberta
  HInes Creek is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 67 km west of Grimshaw and 28 km north of Fairview, along Highway 64.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Hines Creek according to its 2010 municipal census is 396....
  
  
• Hythe
  Hythe, Alberta
  Hythe is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 54 km west of Grande Prairie, the nearest major urban centre, on Highway 43. It is located in the centre of the Peace River Country, and supports a rural agricultural economy. It has an elementary school and a junior high...
  
  
• Little Smoky
  Little Smoky, Alberta
  Little Smoky is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located on Highway 43, approximately south of Valleyview and northwest of Fox Creek. The hamlet is adjacent to the Little Smoky River....
  
  
• Nampa
  Nampa, Alberta
  Nampa is a village in northwestern Alberta located 27 km south of the Town of Peace River, along Highway 2. Heart River crosses the Highway 2 just north of community...
  
  
• Rycroft
  Rycroft, Alberta
  Rycroft is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 68 km north of the city of Grande Prairie and 7 km east of Spirit River. Dunvegan Provincial Park is located 20 km north of the community.-Demographics:...
  
  

Specialized municipalities

• Mackenzie County
  • La Crete
    La Crete, Alberta
    La Crete is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County. It is located on Highway 697, approximately southeast of High Level and north of Edmonton, Alberta.The hamlet is located in census division No...
    
     (hamlet
    Hamlet (place)
    A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
    
    )
• Wood Buffalo, Regional Municipality of
  Wood Buffalo, Alberta
  The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is a specialized municipality located in northeastern Alberta. Formed as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Fort McMurray and Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, it is the second largest municipality in Alberta by area...
  
  
  • Fort Chipewyan
    Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
    Fort Chipewyan, commonly referred to as Fort Chip, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is located on the western tip of Lake Athabasca, adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park, approximately north of Fort McMurray.Fort Chipewyan is one of...
    
     (hamlet
    Hamlet (place)
    A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
    
    )
  • Fort McMurray (urban service area)

Municipal districts

• Athabasca County
• Big Lakes, Municipal District (M.D.) of
  Big Lakes, Alberta
  The Municipal District of Big Lakes is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 17, around the Lesser Slave Lake. Utikuma Lake and Winagami Lake are also located in this municipal district.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Birch Hills County
  Birch Hills County, Alberta
  Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, north-east of Grande Prairie.-Demographics:The population of Birch Hills County according to its 2008 municipal census is 1,610....
  
  
• Clear Hills County
  Clear Hills County, Alberta
  Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.On Jan 01, 2006, the name was changed from Municipal District of Clear Hills No...
  
  
• Fairview No. 136, M.D. of
  Fairview No. 136, Alberta
  The Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19.The district stretches along the northwestern leg of Highway 2.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Grande Prairie No. 1, County of
  Grande Prairie County No. 1, Alberta
  The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19.It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British Columbia....
  
  
  • Clairmont (hamlet
    Hamlet (place)
    A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
    
    )
• Greenview No. 16, M.D. of
  Greenview No. 16, Alberta
  The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada.It covers the full extent of Census Division 18. The municipal seat is in Valleyview.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Lac La Biche County
  • Lac La Biche (hamlet
    Hamlet (place)
    A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
    
    )
• Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of
• Northern Lights, County of
• Northern Sunrise County
  Northern Sunrise County, Alberta
  Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County...
  
  
• Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of
  Opportunity No. 17, Alberta
  The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a municipal district occupying a large remote area in central northern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 17 north of Athabasca. The municipal seat is in Wabasca. It was established as a municipal district on Aug 01, 1995, from the...
  
  
  • Wabasca (hamlet
    Hamlet (place)
    A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
    
    )
• Peace No. 135, M.D. of
  Peace No. 135, Alberta
  The Municipal District of Peace No. 135 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 19. The municipal seat is set in the Village of Berwyn.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Saddle Hills County
  Saddle Hills County, Alberta
  Saddle Hills County is a municipal district situated in the Central Peace Country of west-northern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately north-west of Edmonton and north of Grande Prairie....
  
  
• Smoky River No. 130, M.D. of
  Smoky River No. 130, Alberta
  The Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 19. The municipal seat is set in Town of Falher. On Jan 01, 1952, the name was changed from Municipal District of Fillion No...
  
  
• Spirit River No. 133, M.D. of
  Spirit River No. 133, Alberta
  The Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada, north of Grande Prairie.It is located in Census Division 19. It was incorporated in 1916. The seat of the county is in the Town of Spirit River....
  
  

External links

• NADC - Northern Alberta Development Council
• Travel Alberta - Alberta North
• Alberta Regions - Alberta Heritage
• DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com featuring Villages, Towns, Cities, Parks and Lakes of Northern Alberta