La Ronge
La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately 250 km (160 mi) north of Prince Albert where Highway 2 becomes Highway 102. La Ronge 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.
La Ronge | |
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Northern town | |
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 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| District | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Northern village | 3 May 1905 |
| Industrial town | 1965 |
| Town | 1 November 1976 |
| Northern town | 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 (2016) | |
| • Northern town | 2,688 |
| • Density | 163.9/km2 (424/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 |
This town is also the namesake of the larger La Ronge population centre, comprising the community, the Northern Village of Air Ronge, and the Kitsakie 156B and Lac La Ronge 156 reserves of the Lac La Ronge First Nation.
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