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A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for village status under the authority of the ''Municipal Government Act''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Alberta Queen's Printer )〕 Applications for village status are approved via orders in council made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under recommendation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs.〔 As of mid-2015, Alberta had 92 villages that had a cumulative population of 38,064 and an average population of 414 in the 2011 Census.〔 This amount will reduce to 90 on January 1, 2016 when both Galahad and Strome will dissolve and become hamlets under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County. Alberta's largest and smallest villages are Stirling and Gadsby with populations of 1,090 and 25 respectively.〔 When a village's population reaches or exceeds 1,000 people, the council may request a change to town status, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Types of Municipalities in Alberta )〕 Villages with populations less than 300, whether their populations have declined below 300 or they were incorporated as villages prior to the minimum 300 population requirement, are permitted to retain village status. 378 elected village officials (92 mayors and 286 councillors) provide village governance throughout the province.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Municipal Profiles (Villages) )〕 The highest frequencies of villages in Alberta are found along existing and former rail lines in the east central portion of the province. == Administration == Pursuant to Part 5, Division 1 of the ''Municipal Government Act (MGA)'', each municipality created under the authority of the MGA is governed by a council. As a requirement of the MGA, a village council consists of three councillors by default, one of which is the village's chief elected official (CEO) or mayor. A village council may consist of a higher odd number if council passes a bylaw altering its size.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Alberta Queen's Printer )〕 For the 2013-2017 term, 42 villages have a council of three, and 51 have a council of five.〔 Village councils are governed by a mayor and an even number of councillors that are elected by popular vote, resulting in a total odd number of councillors to avoid tie votes on council matters.〔 All council members are elected under the provisions of the ''Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA)''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Alberta Queen's Printer )〕 Mayoral or councillor candidates are required to be residents of their municipality for a minimum of six consecutive months prior to nomination day. The last municipal election was October 21, 2013. Alberta Municipal Affairs, a ministry of the Cabinet of Alberta, is charged with coordination of all levels of local government. Administrative duties of villages include public safety, local transit, roads, water service, drainage and waste collection, as well as coordination of infrastructure with provincial and regional authorities (including road construction, education, and health). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of villages in Alberta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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