Saskatchewan

This article is about the Canadian province. For the river, see Saskatchewan River.

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Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three prairie provinces. It has an area of 651,900 km² (251,700 mi²) and a population of 978,934 (Saskatchewanians) (January 1, 2005). Most of its population lives in the southern part of the province. The largest city is Saskatoon with a metropolitan population of 225,927 (January 1, 2005), followed by the province's capital, Regina (metro population: 192,800, January 1, 2005). Other major cities (in order of size) include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, and North Battleford. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan.

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Province - Canada's - Prairie - Saskatoon - Regina - Prince Albert - Moose Jaw - Yorkton - Swift Current - North Battleford - List of communities in Saskatchewan

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Saskatchewan is (approximately) a quadrilateral bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.

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Quadrilateral - Alberta - Northwest Territories - Manitoba - American - Montana - North Dakota

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The province's name, pronounced "sus-KATCH-uh-wun" (IPA: {{IPA|}}) by its inhabitants, comes from the Saskatchewan River, whose name comes from its Cree designation: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy (Cree syllabics: ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᓂ ᓯᐱᐩ), meaning "swift flowing river".

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IPA - Saskatchewan River - Cree - Cree syllabics

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10 Largest Municipalities by population

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