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The Lower Athabasca Region is a land-use framework region in northern
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Communities

The following municipalities are contained in the Lower Athabasca Region.
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Cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
* Cold Lake ; Urban service areas *
Fort McMurray Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significa ...
* Lac la Biche * Plamondon ;
Towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
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Bonnyville Bonnyville is a town situated in East Northern Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87 surrounds the community. The community derives its name from Father Bonnin, a Roman Catholic prie ...
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Villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
* Glendon ; Summer villages * Bonnyville Beach * Pelican Narrows ;
Hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...
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* Ardmore * Beaver Crossing * Beaver Lake * Beaverdam * Cherry Grove * Conklin *
Fort Chipewyan Fort Chipewyan , commonly referred to as Fort Chip, is an unincorporated hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. History Fort Chipewyan is one of the oldest European settlements in the Provi ...
* Fort Kent *
Fort Mackay Fort McKay ( ) or Fort MacKay is a community in northeast Alberta, Canada, located at the confluence of the Athabasca and MacKay rivers. It is approximately north of Fort McMurray via Highway 63 and Fort McKay Road. The community has an eleva ...
* Gregoire Lake Estates * Hylo * Iron River * Janvier South * La Corey * Saprae Creek * Therien *
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Métis settlements The Métis ( , , , ) are a mixed-race Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States. They have ...
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Elizabeth Metis Settlement Elizabeth Métis Settlement is a Métis settlement in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. It was founded in 1939 after the introduction of the Metis Betterment Act. It is located approximately east of Hi ...
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Fishing Lake Metis Settlement Fishing Lake Métis Settlement () is a Métis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 and Treaty Six lands. Fishing Lake Métis Settlement was settled by inhabitants of the dissolved St. Paul d ...
; Municipal districts * Municipal District of Bonnyville ; Specialized municipalities *
Lac La Biche County Lac La Biche County is a List of specialized municipalities in Alberta, specialized municipality within Division No. 12, Alberta, Division No. 12 in northern Alberta, Canada. It was established through the amalgamation of the Lac La Biche, Alberta ...
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Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (abbreviated RMWB) is a specialized municipality in northeast Alberta, Canada. It is the largest regional municipality in Canada by area (105650.88km2 , this number includes Wood Buffalo Nation Park o ...
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Improvement District No. 349 Improvement District No. 349 was an improvement district in northeast Alberta, Canada that existed between January 1, 2012 and May 1, 2021. The improvement district was largely coextensive with the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons R ...
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Indian reserves In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the ''Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." R ...
* Allison Bay 219 * Beaver Lake 131 * Charles Lake 225 * Chipewyan 201 * Chipewyan 201A * Chipewyan 201B * Chipewyan 201C * Chipewyan 201D * Chipewyan 201E * Chipewyan 201F *
Chipewyan 201G Chipewyan 201G is an Indian reserve of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta, located within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is on the east bank of the Athabasca River The Athabasca River (French: ''Rivière Athabasca'') ...
* Clearwater 175 *
Cold Lake 149 Cold Lake 149 is an Indian reserve of the Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta, located within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. It is 26 kilometers east of Bonnyville. In the 2016 Canadian Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enum ...
* Cold Lake 149A *
Cold Lake 149B Cold Lake 149B is an Indian reserve of the Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. ...
* Cold Lake 149C * Colin Lake 223 * Cowper Lake 194A * Devil's Gate 220 * Dog Head 218 * Fort McKay 174 * Fort McKay 174C * Fort McKay 174D *
Gregoire Lake 176 Gregoire Lake 176 is an Indian reserve of the Fort McMurray First Nation in Alberta, located within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is 35 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray. In the 2016 Canadian Census The 2016 Canadian census ...
* Gregoire Lake 176A * Gregoire Lake 176B *
Heart Lake 167 Heart Lake 167 is an Indian reserve of the Heart Lake First Nation in Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. ...
* Heart Lake 167A * Hokedhe Tue 196E *
Janvier 194 Janvier 194 is an Indian reserve of the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation in Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is southwest of Fort McMurray. History People began migrating to the Janvier area i ...
* Kehewin 123 * Ki Tue 196D * Li Deze 196C * Namur Lake 174B * Namur River 174A *
Old Fort 217 Old Fort 217 is an Indian reserve of the Mikisew Cree First Nation in Alberta, located within Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it is unpopulated. It is located north of Fort McMurray Fort McMurray ( ) is a ...
* Sand Point 221 * Thabacha Nare 196 * Thebathi 196 * Tsu Kadhe 196F * Tsu Tue 196G * Tthejëre Ghaı̨lı̨ 196B * Winefred Lake 194B


References

{{Alberta Regions Lower Athabasca Alberta land-use framework regions