La Ronge | |
|---|---|
Northern town[1] | |
 Island on Lac La Ronge | |
  La Ronge Location of La Ronge in Saskatchewan/Canada  La Ronge La Ronge (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°06′N 105°18′W / 55.100°N 105.300°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| District | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Northern village[2] | 3 May 1905 |
| Industrial town[2] | 1965 |
| Town[2] | 1 November 1976 |
| Northern town[2] | 1 October 1983 |
| Government | |
| • MLA Cumberland | Doyle Vermette |
| • MP Desnethé—Missinippi —Churchill River | Gary Vidal |
| Area | |
| • Land | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Northern town[1] | 2,521 |
| • Density | 150.9/km2 (391/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,671 |
| • Urban density | 661.9/km2 (1,714/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0J 1L0 |
| Highways | Highway 2, Highway 102 |
| Post office established | 1911 |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | Official website |
| [4][5][6] | |
La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of Saskatchewan, Canada. The town is also the namesake of the larger La Ronge population centre, the largest in northern Saskatchewan, comprising the Northern Village of Air Ronge, and the Kitsakie 156B and Lac La Ronge 156 reserves of the Lac La Ronge First Nation.
The town is located approximately 250 km (160 mi) north of Prince Albert and lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, is adjacent to Lac La Ronge Provincial Park, and is on the edge of the Canadian Shield.
- ^ "Search for Municipal Information". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d Northern Communities Incorporation Dates Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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