Saskatchewan ( or ) is a
prairie province in
Canada, which has a total area of and a land area of , the remainder being water area (covered by lakes/ponds, reservoirs and rivers). Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by
Alberta, on the north by the
Northwest Territories, on the east by
Manitoba, and on the south by the
American states of
Montana and
North Dakota. As of December 2013, the population of Saskatchewan was estimated at 1,114,170. Residents primarily live in the southern half of the province. Of the total population, 257,300 live in the province's largest city,
Saskatoon, while 210,000 live in the provincial capital,
Regina. Other major cities include
Prince Albert,
Moose Jaw,
Yorkton,
Estevan,
Swift Current, and
North Battleford.