Wawota
Wawota | |
|---|---|
| Wawota Skanks | |
Wawota, c. 1910 | |
| 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 | |
| • 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) | |
• 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 |
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Wawota is a town of 543 people along Highway 48 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'.