The regional designations vary widely within the

Canadian province Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...

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 ...

. 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 the

, and exists mostly within the

Hudson Bay Hudson Bay, sometimes called Hudson's Bay (usually historically), is a large body of Saline water, saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of . It is located north of Ontario, west of Quebec, northeast of Manitoba, and southeast o ...

drainage area. Its borders were set at its entry into

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in 1905, and Saskatchewan is one of only two

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provinces (the other is

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

) and the only province whose borders are not based on natural features. As the fifth largest province by area (and sixth largest by population), Saskatchewan has been divided up into unofficial and official regions in many ways. In addition, it is part of larger national regions.

Colloquial regions

Cardinal regions

The province is regularly divided into three regions of Northern, Central, and Southern Saskatchewan, the latter two of which include the subregions of East-Central, Southeast, Southwestern, and West-Central Saskatchewan. Along with these regions, the terms Northwestern and Northeastern Saskatchewan may be used to refer to the furthest north reaches of Central Saskatchewan; or, less often, they may be used to divide Northern Saskatchewan into two. * Northern Saskatchewan, the northern half of the province, mostly uninhabited, with its southern boundary often defined near

Prince Albert Prince Albert most commonly refers to: *Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria *Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco Prince Albert may also refer to: Royalty * Alb ...

and the start of the

boreal forest Taiga or tayga ( ; , ), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by pinophyta, coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga, or boreal forest, is the world's largest land biome. I ...

. * Central Saskatchewan, the part of the province located between Northern and Southern Saskatchewan, including

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

and the most densely populated parts of the province, with its northern boundary often defined at the

tree line and its southern boundary at

Lake Diefenbaker Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir and bifurcation lake in the southern part of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was formed by the construction of the Gardiner Dam and the Qu'Appelle River Dam across ...

and the

Qu'Appelle Valley The Qu'Appelle River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba that flows east from Lake Diefenbaker in south-western Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near t ...

. ** East-Central Saskatchewan, centred around

and

Yorkton Yorkton is a city located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about north-west of Winnipeg and south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth largest city in the province. Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. ...

. ** West-Central Saskatchewan, centred around

Kindersley Kindersley is a town surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located along Highway 7, a primary highway linking Calgary, Alberta and Saskatoon, at its junction with Highway 21. ...

and

the Battlefords The Battlefords is the collective name given to the adjacent communities of the city of North Battleford and the town of Battleford in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. The two communities are separated by the North Saskatchewan River and co ...

. * Southern Saskatchewan, the southernmost portion of the province, including

Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the List of cities in Saskatchewan, fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina, Saskatchewan, Re ...

, Regina, and

Swift Current Swift Current is the sixth-largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. As of 2024, Swift Current has an estimated population of ...

, with its northern boundary often identified at

and the

. ** Southeast Saskatchewan, the southeastern corner of the province, centred around

Estevan Estevan is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5. History The ...

and

Weyburn Weyburn is the tenth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 11,019. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the ...

and often including the Regina and

areas. ** Southwest Saskatchewan, the southwestern corner of the province, including the Big Muddy Badlands, Cypress Hills,

Grasslands National Park Grasslands National Park is a Canadian national park located near the village of Val Marie, Saskatchewan, and one of 44 national parks and park reserves in Canada's national park system (though one of only two in Saskatchewan itself). This n ...

, and sometimes the

and

areas.

Other regions

Parts of Saskatchewan have been given formal and informal names, including: * Garlic Belt (or Perogy Belt), across Central Saskatchewan, especially around the Canora and

areas, and part of the larger region that spreads from Central

to Southern

Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...

, nicknamed for its abundance of people of Ukrainian descent. *

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, region of largely abandoned communities spanning across the southern part of the province and centred around

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. * Medicine Line, along the border between Canada and the United States (from the

Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods (; ) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake of the Woods is over long and wide, containing more than 14,552 islands and of shoreline. It is fed by t ...

to the continental divide), named so by Native Americans because of its ability to prevent U.S. soldiers from crossing it. * White Butte, consisting of the bedroom communities directly east of Regina— White City, Pilot Butte, and

Balgonie Balgonie is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated at the intersection of Highways 10, 46, and the Trans-Canada Highway, the town is part of the White Butte region and neighbours Pilot Butte, White City, and McLean. As well ...

—and their surrounding area

Provincial designations

Former health regions

Until 2017, the province was divided into 13 health regions. As of December 4, 2017, it is considered defunct, as all health regions in Saskatchewan have been replaced by the

Saskatchewan Health Authority The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the single health region of the province of Saskatchewan. Established on December 4, 2017, it amalgamated the province's 12 former regional health authorities into one unified organization. The SHA is re ...

. * Athabasca Health Authority, in the far north of the province, including

Stony Rapids Stony Rapids (; ) is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located south of the border with the Northwest Territories, along the Fond du Lac River. This river connects the community to Fond-du-Lac, Uranium City and Cams ...

. * Cypress Regional Health Authority, centred around

and including the southwestern corner of the province. * Five Hills Regional Health Authority, centred around

and including the Big Muddy Badlands to the U.S. border. * Heartland Regional Health Authority, in the west-central part of the province. * Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority, in the western half of Northern Saskatchewan, including

Buffalo Narrows Buffalo Narrows () is a northern village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a community of 1,110 people. Located at the "Narrows" between Peter Pond Lake and Churchill Lake, tourism and resource extraction (logging, fishing) are its main economic ...

and

La Loche La Loche () is a village in northwest Saskatchewan. It is located at the end of Highway 155 on the eastern shore of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest. La Loche had a population of 2,827 in 2016 and is within the Northern Saskatchewan Adminis ...

. * Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority, including

, Melfort, and Nipawin. * Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority, in the eastern half of Northern Saskatchewan, including

La Ronge La Ronge is a List of municipalities in Saskatchewan, northern town in the boreal forest of Canada, boreal forest of Saskatchewan, Canada. The town is also the namesake of the larger #Population centre, La Ronge population centre, the largest ...

and

Southend Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the nor ...

. * Prairie North Regional Health Authority, centred around

and areas to the northwest. * Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority, centred around

and including surrounding areas. * Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority, centred around Regina and including communities on the

Qu'Appelle River The Qu'Appelle River is a river in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba that flows east from Lake Diefenbaker in south-western Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just s ...

and Highway 1 to the East. * Saskatoon Regional Health Authority, centred around

and including communities Highway 16 to the East. * Sunrise Regional Health Authority, centred around

and including surrounding areas. * Sun Country Regional Health Authority, centred around

and including the southeastern corner of the province.

Library districts

Saskatchewan’s public library system includes three municipal library systems, seven regional library systems, one northern library federation, and a provincial library. * Chinook Regional Library, serving the southwestern part of the province, including

. * City of Prince Albert Public Library Board, serving the city of

. * Lakeland Regional Library, serving

and surrounding areas. * Pahkisimon Nuye?áh System, serving Northern Saskatchewan. * Palliser Regional Library, serving

and surrounding areas. * Parkland Regional Library, serving the east-central part of the province, including

. * Regina Public Library, serving the city of Regina. * Saskatoon Public Library, serving the city of

. * Southeast Regional Library, serving the southeast part of the province, including

and

. * Wapiti Regional Library, serving Melfort, Nipawin, and surrounding areas. * Wheatland Regional Library, serving the west-central part of the province, including

and areas around

Phone book distribution regions

DirectWest, a division of

SaskTel Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, operating as SaskTel, is a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian Crown corporations of Canada, crown-owned telecommunications firm based in the province of Saskatchewan. Owned by the provinci ...

, distributes ten telephone directories throughout the province in ten different regions—one each for Regina and

, and eight more based generally on proximity to major centres. * Estevan/Weyburn and District, serving the southeast part of the province. * Melville/Yorkton and District, serving the east-central part of the province. * Moose Jaw and District, serving the south-central part of the province. * North Battleford and District, serving the west-central and northwest parts of the province. * Prince Albert and District, serving the north-central and northeast parts of the province. * Regina City, covering Regina and surrounding area. * Regina District, covering areas including Highway 1 East, Highway 48,

Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from Last Glacial Period, glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about north-west of the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. I ...

, and the Qu’Appelle Valley. * Saskatoon City, covering

and surrounding area. * Saskatoon District, covering areas including Highway 5, Highway 16, and the South Saskatchewan River Valley. * Swift Current and District, covering the southwest part of the province.

Rural municipality divisions

The

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, often abbreviated as SARM, is an independent association that is responsible for representing the governments of the many List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipalities in ...

has divided the provinces rural municipalities into six regions, each of which is represented by a member on its board of directors. Note that the northern half of the province is not part of any rural municipalities; instead, much of it is unorganized, thus being part of the

Northern Saskatchewan Administration District The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) is the unincorporated area of Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It encompasses approximately half of Saskatchewan's land mass. Despite its extent, the majority of Saskatchewanians live in the ...

. * North Central (

SARM Division No. 5 SARM Division No. 5 is a division of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) within the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the north-central area of the province. There ar ...

) * North East ( SARM Division No. 4) * North West ( SARM Division No. 6) * South Central ( SARM Division No. 2) * South East ( SARM Division No. 1) * South West ( SARM Division No. 3)

Sport, Culture, and Recreation districts

The province is divided into nine districts for sport, culture, and recreation purposes, each of which are headed by a volunteer, non-profit organization. Two of the districts ( Regina and

) represent the provinces main urban centres, while the other seven districts represent a mix of urban and rural areas. These districts are used, for example, as the teams for the Saskatchewan Games. * Lakeland, including the cities of Melfort,

and surrounding areas. * North, including the city of

Flin Flon Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located withi ...

and most of the northern half of the province. * Parkland Valley, including the cities of Melville,

and surrounding areas. * Prairie Central, including the cities of Humboldt,

Martensville Martensville is a city located in Saskatchewan, Canada, just north of Saskatoon, west of the city of Warman and southwest of Clarkboro Ferry which crosses the South Saskatchewan River. It is a bedroom community of Saskatoon. It is surrounded b ...

, Warman and surrounding areas. * Regina, for the city of Regina. * Rivers West, including the cities of

Lloydminster Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administra ...

, Meadow Lake,

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...

and surrounding areas. * Saskatoon, for the city of

. * South East, including the cities of

and surrounding areas. * South West, including the cities of

and surrounding areas.

Tourism regions

Tourism Saskatchewan designates five regions in the province for travel promotion. * Central Saskatchewan, the part of the province between Northern Saskatchewan and Southern Saskatchewan, including

, Manitou Beach, the

Saskatchewan River The Saskatchewan River (Cree: , "swift flowing river") is a major river in Canada. It stretches about from where it is formed by the joining of the North Saskatchewan River and South Saskatchewan River just east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan ...

, and

. * Northern Saskatchewan, the northern half of the province, including the Churchill River, Lac La Ronge,

Lake Athabasca Lake Athabasca ( ; French: ''lac Athabasca''; from Woods Cree: , " herethere are plants one after another") is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is ...

, and

Prince Albert National Park Prince Albert National Park encompasses in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is about north of Saskatoon. Though declared a National parks of Canada, national park March 24, 1927, official opening ceremonies weren't performed by Prime Ministe ...

. * Regina, for the city of Regina and its immediate surroundings. * Saskatoon, for the city of

and its immediate surroundings. * Southern Saskatchewan, the southernmost portion of the province, including the Big Muddy Badlands, Cypress Hills,

, Moose Mountain, the

, and

Wildlife federation regions

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation divides its branches and work across the province into six regions. * East-Central (Region 3), including

and

. * Northeast (Region 1), including

and the eastern two-thirds of Northern Saskatchewan. * Northwest (Region 2), including

, Meadow Lake, and the western third of Northern Saskatchewan. * Southeast (Region 4), including Regina and

. * Southwest (Region 6), including

and

. * West-Central (Region 5), including

and

Federal designations

Census divisions

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 ...

has divided Saskatchewan into 18

census divisions 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 unit ...

for statistical purposes; although, they do not reflect the organization of local government nor any common regions in the province.

Economic regions

has divided Saskatchewan into 6 economic regions, meant to reflect the province’s hubs of economic activity and their surrounding areas. * Northern, consisting of census division No. 18 * Prince Albert, consisting of census divisions No. 14, No. 15, No. 16, and No. 17 * Regina—Moose Mountain, consisting of census divisions No. 1, No. 2, and

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* Saskatoon—Biggar, consisting of census divisions No. 11, No. 12, and No. 13 * Swift Current—Moose Jaw, consisting of census divisions No. 3, No. 4, No. 7, and No. 8 * Yorkton—Melville, consisting of census divisions No. 5, No. 9, and No. 10

Federal electoral districts

Saskatchewan is divided into 14 federal electoral districts and thus is represented by 14 of the 338 members of Canada's

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. Following the

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, Saskatchewan had five urban districts, one hybrid district, and eight mostly-rural districts. The upcoming

2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a re ...

is set to make changes to the current layout.

Numbered treaties

The entirety of Saskatchewan is covered by the territory of

Numbered Treaties The Numbered Treaties (or Post-Confederation Treaties) are a series of eleven treaties signed between the First Nations, one of three groups of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and the reigning monarch of Canada ( Victoria, Edward VII or George ...

. *

Treaty 2 Treaty 2 was entered in to on 21 August 1872 at Manitoba House, Rupertsland, with representatives of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. The original Anishinaabe (Chippewa and Cree), who were present, constitute Treaty 2 today. It is known ...

(1871) territory, including a small part of Southeast Saskatchewan. *

Treaty 4 Treaty 4 is a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nation band governments. The area covered by Treaty 4 represents most of current day southern Saskatchewan, plus small portions of what are today western M ...

(1874) territory, including Regina and much of Southern Saskatchewan, signed at

Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Qu'Appelle () is a town in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan located in the Qu'Appelle River valley north-east of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina, between Echo Lake (Saskatchewan), Echo and Mission L ...

. *

Treaty 5 ''Treaty Five'' is a treaty between Queen Victoria and Saulteaux and Swampy Cree non-treaty band governments and peoples around Lake Winnipeg in the District of Keewatin. A written text is included in ; see also Much of what is today ce ...

(1875) territory, including a small part of the province north of

. *

Treaty 6 Treaty 6 is the sixth of the numbered treaties that were signed by the Canadian Crown and various First Nations between 1871 and 1877. It is one of a total of 11 numbered treaties signed between the Canadian Crown and First Nations. Specifi ...

(1876) territory, including

and much of Central Saskatchewan, signed at

Fort Carlton Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post from 1795 until 1885. It was located along the North Saskatchewan River not far from Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Duck Lake, in what is now the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The fort wa ...

and Fort Pitt. *

Treaty 8 Treaty 8, which concluded with the June 21, 1899, signing by representatives of the Crown and various First Nations of the Lesser Slave Lake area, is the most comprehensive of the eleven Numbered Treaties. The agreement encompassed a land m ...

(1899) territory, including parts of Northern Saskatchewan. *

Treaty 10 ''Treaty 10'' was an agreement established beginning 19 August 1906, between King Edward VII and various First Nation band governments in northern Saskatchewan and a small portion of eastern Alberta. There were no Alberta-based First Nations g ...

(1906) territory, including much of Northern Saskatchewan, signed at

Île-à-la-Crosse Île-à-la-Crosse () is a northern village in Division No. 18, northwestern Saskatchewan, and was the site of historic trading posts first established in 1778. Île-à-la-Crosse is the second oldest community in Saskatchewan, Canada, followin ...

Climate and geographical designations

Drainage basins

Most water in Saskatchewan drains to

through the Churchill and

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river basins, although some drains to the

Arctic Ocean The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions. It spans an area of approximately and is the coldest of the world's oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, ...

in the far north and the

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico () is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southw ...

in the far southwest. *

Arctic Ocean drainage basin The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It spans an area of approximately and is the coldest of the world's oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recog ...

, with the

Mackenzie River The Mackenzie River (French: ; Slavey language, Slavey: ' èh tʃʰò literally ''big river''; Inuvialuktun: ' uːkpɑk literally ''great river'') is a river in the Canadian Canadian boreal forest, boreal forest and tundra. It forms, ...

basin (includes

on the Fond du Lac). * Gulf of Mexico drainage basin, with the

Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...

basin (includes Eastend and

on the

Frenchman French people () are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from nort ...

). *

Hudson Bay drainage basin The Hudson Bay drainage basin is the drainage basin in northern North America where surface water empties into the Hudson Bay and adjoining waters. Spanning an area of about and with a mean discharge of about , the basin is almost entirely wi ...

, with the Churchill River basin (includes

and

), the Red River basin (includes

on the Souris and Regina near the Qu’Appelle), and the

basin (includes

on the

North Saskatchewan The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows ev ...

and

on the

South Saskatchewan The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The river begins at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers in southern Alberta and ends at the Saskatchewan River Forks in central Sas ...

Ecozones and ecoprovinces

Saskatchewan is home to four of Canada’s 15 ecozones, as defined by the 2017 Ecological Land Classification. These ecozones are further divided into numerous ecoprovinces, ecoregions, and ecodistricts. *

Boreal Plains Ecozone The Boreal Plains Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a terrestrial ecozone in the western Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It also has minor extensions into northeastern British ...

, in Central and Northern Saskatchewan, including

and

. ** Boreal Transition, including Nipawin and

. ** Mid-Boreal Lowland, including

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. ** Mid-Boreal Upland, including

and

. * Boreal Shield Ecozone, in Northern Saskatchewan, mostly between the Churchill River and

. ** Athabasca Plain, the western part of the ecozone in Saskatchewan. ** Churchill River Upland, the eastern part of the ecozone in Saskatchewan. *

Prairies Ecozone The Prairies Ecozone is a Canadian terrestrial ecozone which spans the southern areas of the Prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. It is a productive agricultural area, and is commonly referred to as "Canada's breadbasket". Fa ...

, including

, Regina, and

. **

Aspen Parkland Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of ecotone, transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections, namely the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area ...

, including

and

. ** Cypress Upland, in the Cypress Hills. ** Mixed Grassland, including

and Swift Current. ** Moist Mixed Grassland, including

, Regina, and

. * Taiga Shield Ecozone, in Northern Saskatchewan, north of

. ** Selwyn Lake Upland, in the far northeastern corner of the province. ** Tazin Lake Upland, including

and

Uranium City Uranium City is a northern settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is at the mouth of Fredette River on Martin Lake. It is north of Lake Athabasca and Beaverlodge Lake and is about northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, northeast ...

Koppen climate regions

Being in the centre of North America, Saskatchewan is far removed from the moderating effects of any large body of water and therefore has a temperate

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

types BSk, Dfb and Dfc.

References

{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan

Regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

Colloquial regions

Cardinal regions

Other regions

Provincial designations

Former health regions

Library districts

Phone book distribution regions

Rural municipality divisions

Sport, Culture, and Recreation districts

Tourism regions

Wildlife federation regions

Federal designations

Census divisions

Economic regions

Federal electoral districts

Numbered treaties

Climate and geographical designations

Drainage basins

Ecozones and ecoprovinces

Koppen climate regions

See also

References