Edmonton Population: 1,491.000 Area: 9,438.36 Km Climate: Edmonton has a humid continental climate with cold, dry winters and hot, sunny summers. Summer in Edmonton lasts from June to early September, while winter lasts from November to March and together with all of Alberta the length and intensity are very different. Spring and autumn are both short and highly variable. Edmonton's growing season averages from 9 May to 22 September. During the Summer Revolution, Edmonton receives 17 hours and 3 minutes of daylight, with one hour and 46 minutes of dusk, and receives an average of 2299 hours of bright sunshine a year, making it one of Canada's sunniest cities. The city is known for its cold winters, although its climate is milder than Regina, Saskatoon, or Winnipeg, all of which are south of Edmonton. The average daily temperature varies from -10.4 ° C (13.3 ° F) in January to the summer peak of 17.7 ° C (63.9 ° F) in July, with an average maximum of 23.1 ° C (73.6 ° F). In July and at least -14.8 ° C (5.4 ° F) in January. The highest temperature recorded in Edmonton was 37.2 degrees Celsius (99.0 degrees Fahrenheit) on June 29, 1937, and the lowest temperature recorded in Edmonton on January 19 and 21, 1886 was -49.4 degrees Celsius (-56.9 degrees Fahrenheit). Religion Edmonton is home to members of several world religions. According to a 2011 Canadian Household Survey, 59.1 percent of Edmonton's residents are Christian. Major religious minorities include Muslims (4.1%), Sikhs (1.8%), Buddhists (1.5%), Hindus (1.4%), Jews (0.3%), and practitioners of indigenous traditional spirituality (0.2%). Those who belong to smaller religions make up 0.5 percent, while 31.1 percent believe they have no religious affiliation. Ethnic Origins According to the 2016 census, 55.8% of the Edmonton population were of European ethnicity, with the highest prevalence including English (16.8%), Scottish (13.8%), German (13.6%), Irish (12.5%), Ukrainian (10.8%) Was. ٪، French (9.4%)، and Polish (5.1%) are included Economy Edmonton is the main economic center of the North and the center of Alberta and the main center of the oil and gas industry. As of 2014, the estimated value of major projects in the Edmonton metropolitan area was $ 57.8 billion, of which $ 34.4 billion was in the oil and gas, oil sands and pipelines. Edmonton has traditionally been a hub for Alberta Petrochemical Industries and was dubbed the "Oil Capital of Canada" in the 1940s. Extensive value-added processing is supported by Alberta's vast oil, gas, and sand reserves. They are reported to be the second largest country in the world after Saudi Arabia. Transportation Edmonton Transportation Services (ETS) is the city's public transportation agency that operates the Edmonton Light Rail (LRT) network as well as the bus fleet. In 2017, ETS served approximately 86,997,466 people. The bus system saw 62,377,183 passengers, while the LRT network served 24,620,283 passengers.