Ekota is a neighbourhood located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located in Knottwood, in Mill Woods. In the Cree language, Ekota means 'special place.'
The neighbourhood is bordered on the north by 23 Avenue, on the east by 66 Street, and on the south and west by Mill Woods Road South.
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As of the 2001 census there were 2,830 [1] people residing in the neighbourhood. The population is ethnicly diverse with almost three out of every four residents providing multiple ethnic groups in the census. Only one in four identified with a single ethnic group. The number identifying themselves as aboriginals was significantly less than 1%. Where residents indicated a single ethnic group, the following were the most common groups indicated (percentages as proportion of total population).
| Ethnic Group | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 290 | 6.0% |
| German | 185 | 3.8% |
| East Indian | 185 | 3.8% |
| Chinese | 115 | 2.4% |
| Filipino | 105 | 2.2% |
| Polish | 90 | 1.9% |
| English | 80 | 1.7% |
| Ukrainian | 50 | 1.0% |
There are two schools in the neighbourhood. Pupils in the Edmonton Public School System attend Ekota Elementary School, while pupils in the Edmonton Catholic School System attend St. Clement Catholic School.
Residents have good access to shopping with the Mill Woods Town Centre shopping centre located to the north east in the neighbourhood of Mill Woods Town Centre.
Just to the north of Mill Woods Town Centre, in the neighbourhood of Tawa, is the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and the Edmonton Police Service's South Division Headqaurters.
Together, Mill Woods Town Centre and Tawa form the commercial and service core of the entire Mill Woods area.
Immediately to the north of the neighbourhood is Mill Woods Park. The Mill Woods Recreation Centre is located in Mill Woods Park.
| Meyonohk | Mill Woods Park | Mill Woods Town Centre | ||
| Satoo | Meyokumin | |||
| Ekota | ||||
| Satoo | Menisa | Sakaw |