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Saskatchewan

province, Canada

Written by Marilyn Lewry, Norman WardSee All

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Apr 10, 2024 • Article History

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Capital:: Regina

Population:: (2021) 1,132,505; (2023 est.) 1,218,976

Date Of Admission:: 1905

Provincial Motto:: "Multis e gentibis vires (From many peoples, strength)"

Provincial Flower:: western red lily

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Saskatchewan, province of Canada, one of the Prairie Provinces. It is one of only two Canadian provinces without a saltwater coast, and it is the only province whose boundaries are all wholly artificial (i.e., not formed by natural features). It lies between the 49th and 60th parallels of latitude, it is bounded on the west by longitude 110° west of Greenwich, and its eastern limit, with minor adjustments, is longitude 102° W. Its southern half is largely an extension of the Great Plains of central North America, rarely rising 2,000 feet (610 metres) above sea level. It measures 760 miles ...(100 of 4973 words)

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