Saskatoon merupakan nama kota di Kanada. Terletak di bagian tengah. Penduduknya berjumlah 210.000 jiwa (2005).
Saskatoon | |
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Pemandangan Saskatoon di malam hari | |
Bendera Lambang | |
| Julukan: Saskabush, S'toon, The Bridge City, The Hub City, Toontown, POW City, Paris of the Prairies | |
| Motto: "We're building a better future, be part of it" | |
Location of Saskatoon (indicated by the red star) | |
| Country | Kanada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Establishment | 1883 |
| Incorporation | 1906 |
| Pemerintahan | |
| • Mayor | Don Atchison |
| • Governing body | Saskatoon City Council |
| • MP | List of MPs
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| • MLAs | List of MLAs
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| Luas | |
| • Kota | 144 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Ketinggian | 481,5 m (15,797 ft) |
| Populasi (2006) | |
| • Kota | 202.340 (23rd)1 |
| • Kepadatan | 1.305,5/km2 (33,810/sq mi) |
| • Metropolitan | 233.923 (17th) |
| Zona waktu | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Kode area telepon | 306 |
| GDP per capita | C$26,551 (est. 2005) |
| Median income per household | C$68,300 (2006) |
| Pronunciation | [ˌsæskəˈtuːn] |
| Situs web | www.saskatoon.ca |
| 1 Source: Canada 2006 Census |
Saskatoon dalam budaya populer Sunting
Novel tahun 1961 karangan Farley Mowat, Owls in the Family berlatar di Saskatoon dan menceritakan beberapa tempat di Saskatoon, seperti jembatan kereta api.
Runnin' Back to Saskatoon - lagu tahun 1972 oleh The Guess Who
Bear Hugger - Sebuah Karakter dalam permainan Nintendo 'Super Punch Out' tahun 1994 berasal dari Saskatoon.
Saskatoon diceritakan dalam lagu yang dinyanyikan oleh City and Colour berjudul Comin 'Home
Referensi Sunting
- Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data