Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina | |
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Regina skyline | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: "The Queen City"[1] | |
| Motto(s): Floreat Regina ("May Regina Flourish")[2] | |
Regina Location within Saskatchewan Regina Location within Canada | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′17″N 104°36′24″W / 50.45472°N 104.60667°W[3] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Established | 1882 |
| Named for | Latin for "queen", named for Queen Victoria |
| Government | |
| • City Mayor | Chad Bachynski[4] |
| • Governing body | Regina City Council
List of City Councillors
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| • MPs | List of MPs
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| • MLAs | List of MLAs
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| Area | |
| • City | 178.81 km2 (69.04 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,323.66 km2 (1,669.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 226,404 (ranked 24th) |
| • Density | 1,266.2/km2 (3,279.32/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 249,217 (ranked 18th) |
| • Metro density | 57.6/km2 (149.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Reginan |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Regina CMA | CA$17.5 billion (2020)[6] |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| Forward sortation area | S4K – S4Z |
| Area code(s) | 306, 639, and 474 |
| NTS Map | 72I7 Regina |
| GNBC Code | HAIMP[7] |
| Website | regina |
Regina is the capital and second-largest city of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is in the eastern prairie region of Western Canada. It is nicknamed "The Queen City" because it was named after Queen Victoria (Victoria Regina in Latin) in 1882, by her daughter Princess Louise, who was the wife of the Candian Governor General, the Marquess of Lorne.[8]
Regina was also the seat of government for the Northwest Territories, which used to include what are now Saskatchewan and Alberta, as well as the District of Assiniboia. Regina is expected to enter a new period of strong economic growth because Saskatchewan's agricultural and mineral resources have come into more demand.[9]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League are the only professional sports team in Regina. They play their home games in Regina at Mosaic Stadium. The city also has the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League and the University of Regina's Regina Cougars/Regina Rams of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
Media
- CKCK CTV Television Network
- CFRE Global Television Network
- Access Communications
- Saskatchewan Communications Network
References
- ↑ "Canadian Geographic Kids!". cgkids.ca. Archived from the original on 7 December 2006.
- ↑ "City of Regina". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ↑ "Regina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ Office of the Mayor
- ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-07-13). "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Regina (Census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ↑ "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.
- ↑ "Regina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
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Other websites
- Official Regina website Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine