Saskatoon ( English Saskatoon ) - the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan .
| Saskatoon English Saskatoon | |
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| A country |  Canada |
| Provinces |  Saskatchewan |
| Founding date | 1883 |
| Current status from | 1903 |
| Mayor | Don Atchison |
| Demography | |
| Population | 246 376 people ( 2016 ) |
| Density | 1305.5 people / km² |
| Geography | |
| Square | 176 km² |
| Height above sea level | 481.5 m |
| Timezone | UTC-6 |
| Telephone code | + 1-306 |
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The city was founded in 1882 in the central part of modern Saskatchewan at an altitude of about 480 m above sea level by John Lake and got its name in honor of Saskatoon Berry , one of the irgi species that is widely found in the province.
The population of the city is 222.2 thousand people ( 2011 ), this is more than one fifth of all residents of the Saskatchewan province. Among the cities of Canada, Saskatoon is ranked 23rd, the metropolis (260.6 thousand) - 17th place. The city has a large Ukrainian community .
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Climate
The climate in Saskatoon, as in all of Saskatchewan, is sharply continental. Absolute values are from −50 ° C to +41 ° C. About 350 mm of precipitation falls, in the winter - in the form of snow , in the summer - in the form of rain . The winds on the plains prairies are strong.
Because of the harsh winter in North America, in slang, “ Saskatoon ” is terribly cold.
| Climate of Saskatoon | |||||||||||||
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| Indicator | Jan. | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sen | Oct. | Nov. | Dec | Year |
| Absolute Maximum, ° C | 10.0 | 12.8 | 22,8 | 33.3 | 37.2 | 40.6 | 40.0 | 38.6 | 35.3 | 32.2 | 21.7 | 14.4 | 40.6 |
| Average maximum, ° C | −11,8 | −7,8 | −0.7 | 10.6 | 18.4 | 22,6 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 18.0 | 10.8 | −1,5 | −9.2 | 8.2 |
| Average temperature, ° C | −17 | −13 | −5,8 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 4.5 | −6,2 | −14,3 | 2.2 |
| Average minimum, ° C | −22,3 | −18,2 | −10.9 | −1.9 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 4.4 | −1.9 | −10.9 | −19,3 | −3,8 |
| Absolute minimum, ° C | −48.9 | −50 | −43,3 | −28,3 | −12,8 | −3.3 | −0,6 | −2,8 | −11,1 | −25,6 | −39,4 | −43,9 | −50 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 15.2 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 23.9 | 49.4 | 61.1 | 60.1 | 38,8 | 30.7 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 350 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Economy
Saskatoon’s economy is based on the processing of uranium , polymetals and potash salts. The city has the headquarters of one of the world's largest potash companies - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan .
Culture
Of the educational institutions, the largest is the University of Saskatchewan .
Twin Cities
- Umea , Sweden
- Chernivtsi , Ukraine
- Tampere , Finland
- Kitahiroshima , Japan
- Shijiazhuang , China
- Kabul , Afghanistan
- Baghdad , Iraq
- Cologne , Germany
- Ulsan , South Korea
- Oxford , UK
- Voskresenk , Russia
Links
- Saskatoon official website
- CNDstyle.com Saskatoon's Russian-speaking community (forum, news, photos)
- Russian Club in Saskatoon Everything about the life of Russian-speaking residents of Saskatoon (rus) (eng)
- The city of Saskatoon is home to 30,000 Ukrainians and more than 10,000 Russians. About the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Province (rus)
- Favorite Saskatoon City Photos Saskatoon, Saskatchewan