Medicine Hat

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Medicine Hat

Name

Medicine Hat

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Obec / Město

Summary

Medicine Hat is a city in Alberta, Canada, situated along the South Saskatchewan River. Historically known as a railway town and later for its natural gas fields, it earned the nickname "The Gas City". In 2021, it became the first Canadian city to achieve functional zero chronic homelessness.

Statistics

Area

112.04 km²

Population

63,271

Location