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15-683: Elkford is a district municipality in the southeast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia in the Rocky Mountain range. It is 32 km (20 mi) north of the junction at Sparwood , on provincial Highway 43 . Outdoor recreational activities take place in Elkford throughout the year. Elkford hosts an annual festival called Wildcat Days during the last weekend of June. The town and area have many kilometres of horse riding, hiking, snowmobiling and cross country ski trails, and

30-431: A metropolitan municipality must have a district municipality. District municipalities have a municipality code that consists of the letters "DC" followed by a number from 1 to 48. The "DC" reflects the term for the elected political executive "District Councils". Currently all district municipalities are completely divided into local municipalities. However, before the alteration of municipal boundaries which occurred at

45-472: A population density of 25.4/km (65.9/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in Elkford included: Elkford is the setting of Braceface , an animated children's television series that aired in the early 2000s. District municipality Under provincial law, municipalities in British Columbia are to be designated "district municipalities" on incorporation if

60-495: A province. South Africa recognizes three types of municipality; metropolitan, district and local. District municipalities are made up of a number of local municipalities. The vast majority of land consists of district municipalities, with metropolitan municipalities being reserved for large cities and the areas around them. There are eight metropolitan municipalities, and 44 district municipalities subdivided into 226 local municipalities. This British Columbia -related article

75-478: A rural municipality, is one of three municipal types, along with towns and regional municipalities. District municipalities and county municipalities are further considered rural municipalities . The province's twelve district municipalities are referred to as municipal districts by Statistics Canada . Currently, only one district municipality exists in Ontario – District Municipality of Muskoka . It

90-737: A ski hill, Wapiti, run by Elkford resident volunteers. The Elkford Aquatic Centre has a competition-size pool, hot tub and sauna. There are two public schools Rocky Mountain Elementary School and Elkford Secondary School with a combined student population of 400 in January 2006. There are five open-pit coal mines within an hour's drive of Elkford: Fording River Operations (FRO), Greenhills Operations (GHO), Line Creek Operations (LCO), Elkview Operations (EVO) and Coal Mountain Operations (CMO). All mines belong to Teck Resources . Elkford

105-594: Is a municipality which executes some of the functions of local government for a district. The district municipality will in turn comprise several local municipalities , with which it shares the functions of local government. Although the word county is not used in legislation, district municipalities are regularly referred to as such informally. District municipalities are seen as successors to former Regional Services Councils (RSC). The Constitution , section 155.1.a, defines "Category C" municipalities. The Municipal Structures Act states that areas not eligible to have

120-695: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This South Africa-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about geography terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of South Africa The nine provinces of South Africa are divided into 52 districts (sing. district, Zulu : isifunda ; Xhosa : isithili ; Afrikaans : distrikte ; Northern Sotho : selete ; Tswana : kgaolo ; Sotho : setereke ; Tsonga : xifundza ; Swazi : sigodzi ; Venda : tshiṱiriki ; Southern Ndebele : isiyingi ), which are either metropolitan or district municipalities . They are

135-425: Is known to residents of the area as "The Burning Coal Seam." Fording River weather station, near Elkford, has a subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc ). In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada , Elkford had a population of 2,749 living in 1,159 of its 1,602 total private dwellings, a change of 10% from its 2016 population of 2,499. With a land area of 108.12 km (41.75 sq mi), it had

150-522: The 2011 elections , some areas of the country did not fall within any local municipality. This usually occurred in areas with a very low population density, for example national parks and nature reserves . In these areas, which were known as District Management Areas , all local government services were provided by the district municipality. The following map depicts the provinces and districts of South Africa. The district municipalities are labelled with numbers that correspond to their district code, while

165-468: The area to be incorporated is greater than 800 hectares (8.0 km ; 2,000 acres) and has an average population density of less than 5 inhabitants per hectare (500/km ; 1,300/sq mi). Municipalities may be incorporated under different classifications under the direction of the province's lieutenant governor , as is the case with the District of North Vancouver . A district municipality, also called

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180-454: The entire area of the continental republic. There are two types of municipality at the district level. Most of the country is covered by the 44 district municipalities , which are divided into local municipalities and share responsibilities with them. The eight largest urban agglomerations are governed by metropolitan municipalities , which act as both local and district municipalities. A district municipality or Category C municipality

195-597: The second level of administrative division, below the provinces and (in the case of district municipalities) above the local municipalities . As a consequence of the 12th amendment of the Constitution in December 2005, which altered provincial boundaries, the number of districts was reduced from 53. Another effect of the amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a single province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover

210-588: Was created due to mining activity, in the early 1970s. Many Elkford residents work for the mines or as contractors; other residents work in service industries directly related to the mines. The Fording River Operations (FRO) mine is located on the Continental Divide of the Americas , known as the Great Divide. A coal seam close to Aldridge Creek, north of Elkford, has been burning for decades and

225-426: Was formerly a district but has undergone heavy urbanization and development , particularly from tourism , as it is the heart of Ontario's cottage country . As a result, it was "upgraded" from a district (such as neighbouring Parry Sound District ) to having powers similar to a regional municipality , such as York Regional Municipality . In South Africa, district municipalities are administrative divisions of

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