Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. It is the second largest city in Alberta after Calgary, and is the hub of Canada's sixth-largest census metropolitan area. In the Canada 2006 Census, the city had a population of 730,372,[1] and its census metropolitan area had a population of 1,034,945,[2] making it the northernmost North American city with a metropolitan population over one million. The 2009 civic census showed a population of 782,439.[4] In 2009, Edmonton's metropolitan population was estimated at 1,155,383, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada.[5] A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.[6]