Calgaryisa city in theCanadianprovinceofAlberta. It is situated at the confluence of theBow Riverand theElbow Riverin the south of the province, in an area of foothills andprairie, about 80km (50mi) east of the front ranges of theCanadian Rockies. In the2011 census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,096,833and a metropolitan population of 1,214,839, making it thelargest city in Alberta, and thethird-largest municipalityandfifth-largestcensus metropolitan area(CMA) in Canada.
The economy of Calgary includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and tourism sectors.The Calgary CMA is home to the second-highest number of corporate head offices in Canada among the country's 800 largest corporations.