Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

For the adjacent national park, see Wood Buffalo National Park. For other uses, see Wood buffalo (disambiguation).

Wood Buffalo
Specialized municipality
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Planning regionLower Athabasca
Specialized municipalityApril 1, 1995
Name changeAugust 14, 1996
Administrative officeFort McMurray
Government
 • MayorSandy Bowman
 • Governing body
Wood Buffalo Municipal Council
  • Mike Allen
  • Ty Brandt
  • Lance Bussieres
  • Luana Bussieres
  • Don Scott
  • Jennifer Vardy
  • Kendrick Cardinal
  • Greg "Cowboy" Marcel
  • Stu Wigle
  • Kyle Vandecasteyen
 • CAOAndrew Boutilier
Area
 (2021)
 • Land60,843.88 km2 (23,491.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
82,400
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2021)
75,555
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitermwb.ca

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (abbreviated RMWB) is a specialized municipality in northeast Alberta, Canada. It is the largest regional municipality in Canada by area, covering 105,650.88 square kilometres (40,792.03 sq mi); this number includes the Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada. It is home to oil sand deposits known as the Athabasca oil sands.

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