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Saskatoon is on the Yellowhead Highway spur of the Trans-Canada Highway system, also known as Highway 16, which connects Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. Highways 5 , 7 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 41 , 219 , 684 , and 762 all meet at Saskatoon, with Highway 60 terminating just outside the southwestern city limits.
Saskatchewan ( / səˈskætʃ ( ə) wən / ⓘ sə-SKATCH- (ə-)wən, Canadian French: [saskatʃəˈwan]) is a province in Western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States ( Montana and North Dakota ).
Aerial photo of the South Saskatchewan River, c. 1940s.The city of Saskatoon developed around the South Saskatchewan River.. The history of Saskatoon began with the first permanent non-indigenous settlement of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1883 when Toronto Methodists, wanting to escape the liquor trade in that city, decided to set up a "dry" community in the rapidly growing prairie region.
The Saskatoon region is the greater metropolitan area of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As of 2021 the Statistics Canada estimates the region's population to be 317,480 people. [ 2 ] The area is served by the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, the 22nd busiest airport in the country. Unlike many major North American urbanized areas ...
7935 km 2. The geography of Saskatchewan is unique among the provinces and territories of Canada in some respects. It is one of only two landlocked regions ( Alberta is the other) and it is the only region whose borders are not based on natural features like lakes, rivers, or drainage divides. The borders of Saskatchewan, which make it very ...
Flag of Saskatchewan Regions of Saskatchewan map used on Wikivoyage.. The regional designations vary widely within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.With a total land area of 651,036 square kilometres (251,366 sq mi), Saskatchewan is crossed by major rivers such as the Churchill and Saskatchewan and exists mostly within the Hudson Bay drainage area.
In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a city is a type of incorporated urban municipality [1] that is created from a town by the minister of municipal affairs. The city form of governmental organization is created by a ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and if the change in status is requested by the town council.
Saskatoon neighbourhood boundaries as of 2014 The city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , Canada currently has 65 neighbourhoods divided amongst 9 designated Suburban Development Areas (SDAs). Some neighbourhoods underwent boundary and name changes in the 1990s when the City of Saskatoon adjusted its community map.