Buffalo Narrows
Buffalo Narrows (Plains Cree: ᒧᐢᑐᓱ ᐘᐹᓯᕽ, romanized: mostoso-wapâsihk) is a northern village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a community of 1,110 people. Located at the "Narrows" between Peter Pond Lake and Churchill Lake, tourism and resource extraction (logging, fishing) are its main economic activities.
Buffalo Narrows
ᒧᐢᑐᓱ ᐘᐹᓯᕽ mostoso-wapâsihk | |
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Northern village | |
New village centre in Buffalo Narrows | |
Buffalo Narrows Location within Saskatchewan Buffalo Narrows Location within Canada | |
| Coordinates: 55°52′37″N 108°31′28″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| District | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Census division | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and council |
| • Mayor | Sandy Ericson |
| • Governing body | Buffalo Narrows Town Council |
| • MLA Athabasca | Buckley Belanger |
| • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | Gary Vidal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.63 km2 (26.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,110 |
| • Density | 16.2/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
| Postal code | S0M 0J0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Hwy 155 |
| Post office established | 1936 |
| Website | Official website |
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