Weyburn
Weyburn | |
|---|---|
| City of Weyburn | |
| Nickname: The Opportunity City | |
| Motto(s): "Vision, Achievement, Progress" | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′40″N 103°51′09″W / 49.66111°N 103.85250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeff Richards |
| • Governing Body | Weyburn City Council |
| • MP Souris—Moose Mountain | Robert Kitchen (CPC) |
| • MLA Weyburn-Big Muddy | Michael Weger (SP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 11,019 |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Website | City of Weyburn |
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Weyburn is the tenth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 11,019. It is on the Souris River 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is 70 kilometres (43 mi) north from the North Dakota border in the United States. The name is reputedly a corruption of the Scottish "wee burn," referring to a small creek. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Weyburn No. 67.