Lower Peace Region

The Lower Peace Region is a land-use framework region in northern Alberta, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement a regional plan, complementing the planning efforts of member municipalities in order to coordinate future growth. Corresponding roughly to major watersheds while following municipal boundaries, these regions are managed by Alberta Environment and Parks.^[1]

With only 37,759 inhabitants spread over 29% of Alberta's landmass, it is the largest, least populated, and least densely populated region of the province.^[2]

Lower Peace Region
Land-use framework region
Salt Plains, Wood Buffalo National Park
Location in Alberta
Largest population centres	High Level La Crete Wabasca
Government
• Parent authority	Alberta Environment and Parks
Area [2]
• Total	192,198 km^2 (74,208 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	37,759
• Density	0.20/km^2 (0.51/sq mi)

Communities

The following municipalities are contained in the Lower Peace Region.

Towns High Level Manning Rainbow Lake Métis settlements Paddle Prairie Municipal districts County of Northern Lights Municipal District of Opportunity Northern Sunrise County Specialized municipalities Mackenzie County Improvement districts Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)

Indian reserves Amber River 211 Beaver Ranch 163 Bistcho Lake 213 Boyer River 164 Bushe River 207 Carcajou 187 Child Lake 164A Fort Vermilion 173B Fox Lake 162 Hay Lake 209 Jackfish Point 214 Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 John D'or Prairie 215 Loon Lake 235 Loon Prairie 237 Peace Point 222 Swampy Lake 236 Tallcree 173 Upper Hay River 212 Utikoomak Lake 155 Wabasca 166 Wadlin Lake 173C Woodland Cree 226, 227, 228 Zama Lake 210

References

1. "Land-use Framework". Alberta Environment and Parks. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
2. "Land-use Planning Regions". Alberta Biosphere Monitoring Initiative. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-07.