Located in the middle-southern portion of the province, the City of Saskatoon has grown around both sides of the South Saskatchewan River and enjoys more hours of sunshine annually than any other major Canadian City. With a city population of 260,900 that is continuously growing, Saskatchewan is the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Like other Canadian prairie centers, over the years Saskatoon has absorbed many of the surrounding suburbs into the city proper: as neighboring communities like Nutana were reached through natural expansion, they were annexed into the population of Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Metropolitan Area currently includes over 20 additional municipals including the City of Martinsville and the Town of Allen, Asquith, Colonsay, Dalmeny, Delisle, Dundurn, Langham, Oslar and Warman.