Parts of Saskatchewan have been given formal and informal names, including: Until 2017, the province was divided into 13 health regions.
[3] The province is divided into nine districts for sport, culture, and recreation purposes, each of which are headed by a volunteer, non-profit organization.
[17] Saskatchewan is divided into 14 federal electoral districts and thus is represented by 14 of the 338 members of Canada's House of Commons.
[18] The upcoming 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution is set to make changes to the current layout.
[23] Being in the centre of North America, Saskatchewan is far removed from the moderating effects of any large body of water and therefore has a temperate continental climate, Köppen climate classification types BSk, Dfb and Dfc.