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Amber Valley

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Founded

1974

Land area265.44 km²
Coordinates54.73°, -112.93°

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City facts

Founded
1974
Area
265.44 km²
Official website
www.ambervalley.gov.uk

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Amber Valley is a village located in Alberta, Canada. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a cool temperate latitude (54.733°, -112.931°). Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,217 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 48% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of nine districts within Derbyshire. The new district covered the area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: *Alfreton Urban District *Belper Rural District *Belper Urban District *Heanor Urban District *Ripley Urban District The new district was named Amber Valley, after the River Amber. Amber Valley was granted borough status in 1989, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.

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Geography

Latitude
54.7333
Longitude
-112.9308
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,351
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    74
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    62
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    47
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    41
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    41
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    39
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    37
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    36

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2026-04-01

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

O
Oliver Bowen
Canadian engineer 1942-2000

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.33
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,217

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
938
Avg daily Wikipedia views
31
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API