SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatchewan is a Canadian prairie province. It has an area of 651,900 km2 (251,700 mi2) and a population of 1,013,035 (Saskatchewanians) (January 1, 2002). Most of its population lives in the southern part of the province. The largest city is Saskatoon with a population of 196,811, followed by the province's capital, Regina (population: 187,500). 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.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.
The province's name, pronounced /sus-KATCH-uh-wun/ by its inhabitants, comes from the Saskatchewan River, whose name comes from its Cree designation: kisiskaciwani-sipiy (Cree syllabics), meaning "swift flowing river".
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