Editing Alberta (section)

===Administrative divisions===
The province is divided into ten types of [[Local government in Canada|local governments]] – urban municipalities (including [[List of cities in Alberta|cities]], [[List of towns in Alberta|towns]], [[List of villages in Alberta|villages]] and [[List of summer villages in Alberta|summer villages]]), [[List of specialized municipalities in Alberta|specialized municipalities]], [[List of rural municipalities in Alberta|rural municipalities]] (including [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|municipal district]]s (often named as counties), [[Improvement districts of Alberta|improvement districts]], and [[List of communities in Alberta#Special areas|special areas]]), [[Métis in Alberta|Métis settlements]], and [[List of Indian reserves in Alberta|Indian reserves]]. All types of municipalities are governed by local residents and were incorporated under various provincial acts, with the exception of improvement districts (governed by either the provincial or federal government), and [[Indian reserve]]s (governed by local [[band government]]s under federal jurisdiction).