The province of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is 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 ...
, Canada is divided into 18
census division
Census divisions, in Canada and the United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic uni ...
s according to
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...
. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Saskatchewan. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Saskatchewan's census divisions consist of numerous
census subdivision
The census geographic units of Canada are the census subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's quinquennial census. These areas exist solely for the purposes of st ...
s which include subdivisions such as:
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Urban municipalities (
cities
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
,
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
,
villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
, and
resort villages);
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Rural municipalities;
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Northern municipalities (
northern towns,
northern villages, and
northern hamlets); and
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Indian reserves
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the ''Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." R ...
List of census divisions
See also
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Administrative divisions of Canada
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
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List of cities in Saskatchewan
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In the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a city is a type of incorporated List of communities in Saskatchewan#Urban municipalities, urban municipality that is created from a town by the minister o ...
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List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
The following is the List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan, Canada. There are over 700 Indian reserves in Saskatchewan.
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B
C
D
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G
H
I
J
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M
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List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
A resort village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municip ...
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List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations ...
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List of towns in Saskatchewan
A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village or a village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a populati ...
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List of villages in Saskatchewan
A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' i ...
Notes
References
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan, census=yes
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Census divisions