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Regina, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 50°27′17″N 104°36′24″W / 50.45472°N 104.60667°W / 50.45472; -104.60667[3]
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Regina
Regina skyline
Regina skyline
Flag of Regina
Coat of arms of Regina
Nickname: 
"The Queen City"[1]
Motto(s): 
Floreat Regina
("May Regina Flourish")[2]
Regina is located in Saskatchewan
Regina
Regina
Location within Saskatchewan
Regina is located in Canada
Regina
Regina
Location within Canada
Coordinates: 50°27′17″N 104°36′24″W / 50.45472°N 104.60667°W / 50.45472; -104.60667[3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Established1882
Named forLatin for "queen", named for Queen Victoria
Government
 • City MayorChad Bachynski[4]
 • Governing bodyRegina City Council
List of City Councillors
  • Cheryl Stadnichuk, Ward 1
  • Bob Hawkins, Ward 2
  • Andrew Stevens, Ward 3
  • Lori Bresciani, Ward 4
  • John Findura, Ward 5
  • Daniel LeBlanc, Ward 6
  • Terina Nelson, Ward 7
  • Shanon Zachidniak, Ward 8
  • Jason Mancinelli, Ward 9
  • Landon Mohl, Ward 10
 • MPs
 • MLAs
Area
 • City178.81 km2 (69.04 sq mi)
 • Metro
4,323.66 km2 (1,669.37 sq mi)
Elevation
577 m (1,893 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • City226,404 (ranked 24th)
 • Density1,266.2/km2 (3,279.32/sq mi)
 • Metro
249,217 (ranked 18th)
 • Metro density57.6/km2 (149.3/sq mi)
DemonymReginan
Gross Metropolitan Product
 • Regina CMACA$17.5 billion (2020)[6]
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)306, 639, and 474
NTS Map72I7 Regina
GNBC CodeHAIMP[7]
Websiteregina.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.

References

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  1. "Canadian Geographic Kids!". cgkids.ca. Archived from the original on 7 December 2006.
  2. "City of Regina". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  3. "Regina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  4. Office of the Mayor
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-07-13). "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Regina (Census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  6. "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.
  7. "Regina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  8. "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2011-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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