Air Ronge | |
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Coordinates: 55°5′13.9″N 105°19′54.6″W / 55.087194°N 105.331833°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
District | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
Northern village | 1977[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Gordon Stomp |
• MLA Cumberland | Doyle Vermette |
• MP Desnethé— Missinippi— Churchill River | Georgina Jolibois |
Area | |
• Land | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,365 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
Postal code | S0J 0B3 |
Website | airronge |
Air Ronge is a northern village in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 235 km north of Prince Albert. It lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, and is 3 km south of La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. According to 2006's census, the northern village is currently growing at 8.1%, and is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Saskatchewan. There are an additional 3,500 people in La Ronge (though Saskatchewan Tourism claims more than 5,000 as of 2011[update]) and 2,000 in the Lac La Ronge First Nation. The community is on the edge of the Canadian Shield. Highway 2 passes through the community.