Banff, Alberta

Banff
Banff
Town
	Town of Banff
	View of Banff
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	Location within Banff National Park
	Banff Location of Banff in Alberta
	Coordinates: 51°10′40″N 115°34′25″W / 51.17778°N 115.57361°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Alberta's Rockies
Census division	15
Improvement district	Improvement District No. 9
Founded	1885
Incorporated
• Town	January 1, 1990
Named for	Banff, Aberdeenshire
Government
• Mayor	Corrie DiManno
• Governing body	Banff Town Council Barb Pelham; Kaylee Ram; Grant Canning; Cheryl “Chip” Olver; Ted Christensen; Hugh Pettigrew;
• Manager	Kelly Gibson
• MP (Banff—Airdrie)	Blake Richards
• MLA (Banff-Kananaskis)	Sarah Elmeligi
Area (2021)
• Land	4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	8,305
• Density	2,033.8/km2 (5,268/sq mi)
Demonym	Banffite
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation area	T1L
Area codes	+1-403, +1-587
Public Transit Service	Roam
Website	www.banff.ca

Banff is a town in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary and 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise, 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level,^[5]

Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within a Canadian national park. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership.

Banff is a resort town and one of Canada's most popular tourist destinations. Known for its mountainous surroundings and hot springs, it is a destination for outdoor sports and hiking, biking, scrambling and skiing. Sunshine Village, Ski Norquay and Lake Louise Ski Resort are nearby ski resorts within the national park.

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