The South Saskatchewan Region is a land-use framework region in southern 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]
As it includes the Calgary Metropolitan Region, the largest urban area in Alberta, the South Saskatchewan Region has the highest population of any Alberta land-use region.
| South Saskatchewan Region | |
| Type: | Land-use framework region |
| Leader Title: | Parent authority |
| Leader Name: | Alberta Environment and Parks |
| Subdivision Type: | Largest population centres |
| Subdivision Name: | Calgary Lethbridge Medicine Hat |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 83774 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 1814190 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
The following municipalities are contained in the South Saskatchewan Region.