Map of Calgary, Canada

Calgary is a city in Alberta, Canada, with a population of about 1,306,784. It lies at 51.0501°N, 114.0853°W, about 1048 m above sea level. Calgary is about 2,877 km (1,788 mi) northwest of Ottawa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Airdrie, 28 km to the north.

Calgary at a glance

Where is Calgary?

• The 3rd largest city in Canada by recorded population.
• The largest city in Alberta on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 54 min on the shortest day to 16 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Calgary

• Airdrie — 28 km north
• Red Deer — 137 km north
• Lethbridge — 175 km southeast
• Medicine Hat — 266 km southeast
• Spruce Grove — 276 km north
• Sherwood Park — 279 km north
• Edmonton — 281 km north
• St. Albert — 289 km north
• Coeur d'Alene — 423 km southwest, United States
• Spokane Valley — 439 km southwest, United States

Largest cities in Alberta

• Edmonton — 1,010,899
• Lethbridge — 103,197
• Red Deer — 100,844
• Airdrie — 90,044
• Sherwood Park — 70,618
• Grande Prairie — 70,385
• Fort McMurray — 66,573
• Medicine Hat — 63,138
• St. Albert — 57,719
• Spruce Grove — 38,985

Largest cities in Canada

• Toronto — 2,794,356
• Montréal — 1,762,949
• Ottawa — 1,017,449
• Edmonton — 1,010,899
• Winnipeg — 749,607
• Mississauga — 717,961
• Vancouver — 662,248
• Brampton — 656,480
• Hamilton — 569,353
• Surrey — 568,322

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.