Southern Alberta

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Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017^[1]^[2]. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. The region is known mostly for agricultural production, but other sectors, such as alternative energy, film production and tourism, are emerging.

Northern
Alberta

Alberta's
Rockies

Southern
Alberta

Calgary
Region

Edmonton
Capital
Region

Central Alberta

1 Geography
- 1.1 Geographic features
- 1.2 Adjacent regions
2 Infrastructure
- 2.1 Major highways
- 2.2 Health regions
3 Economy
4 Municipalities
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] Geography

The region has a total area of approximately 75,500 km² (29,151 mi²).

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[edit] Adjacent regions

Calgary Region - North
Central Alberta - North

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[edit] Major highways

[edit] Health regions

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In 2007, Alberta Human Resources and Employment reported the fields of finance, insurance, real estate, professions, technicians and senior managers will lead the Lethbridge–Medicine Hat region's growth with an average 2.8 per cent real GDP growth each year until 2011. The industries of manufacturing, energy, mining and forestry would account for for 2.6 per cent each. All ten of these fields would account for more than half of the region's domestic product.^[3]

Sector	Labour force	% of total
Agriculture	&&&&&&&&&&&18085.018,085	13%
Mining	&&&&&&&&&&&&6450.06,450	5%
Manufacturing	&&&&&&&&&&&11930.011,930	9%
Construction	&&&&&&&&&&&10020.010,020	7%
Transportation and utilities	&&&&&&&&&&&&7450.07,450	5%
Retail and wholesale	&&&&&&&&&&&19865.019,865	15%
Finance	&&&&&&&&&&&&4700.04,700	3%
Business and community services	&&&&&&&&&&&52110.052,110	38%
Public administration	&&&&&&&&&&&&6110.06,110	4%

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[edit] Cities

[edit] Towns

[edit] Villages

[edit] Rural districts

Municipal district of:
- Acadia
- Cardston
County of:
- Cypress
- Forty Mile
- Lethbridge
- Newell
Municipal district of:
- Pincher Creek
- Ranchland
Special Areas 2 and 3
Municipal district of:
- Taber
County of:
- Vulcan
- Warner
Municipal district of:
- Willow Creek, Municipal District of

[edit] Notes

^ Southwest Regional. Marketplace Profile, AlbertaFirst.com. Accessed 22 December 2006.
^ Southeast Regional Marketplace Profile, AlbertaFirst.com. Accessed 22 December 2006.
^ Mabell, Dave. "People skills key to building success", Lethbridge Herald, 2006-01-06, pp. E1. (in English)

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