Wawota | |
|---|---|
| Town of Wawota | |
.jpg) Wawota, c. 1910 | |
  Wawota Wawota  Wawota Wawota (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′24″N 102°01′34″W / 49.90667°N 102.02611°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 1 |
| Rural Municipality | Wawken |
| Post office founded | 1884-09-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Kay |
| • Governing body | Wawota Town Council |
| • MP | Robert Kitchen Souris-Moose Mountain |
| • MLA | Daryl Harrison Cannington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 543 |
| • Density | 437.9/km2 (1,134/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 5A0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 48 Highway 603 |
| Website | wawota |
| [2][3] | |
Wawota is a town of 543 people along Highway 48[4] in the southeast part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Established in 1905, its name is from Dakota "wa ota", which means "much snow". Wa means 'snow', oda or ota means 'much'. It is sometimes mistakenly said to mean 'deep snow'.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "South - Wawota - Hwy 48". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 22 August 2024.