Saskatchewan (IPA: /səˈskætʃəwən/, pronunciation (help·info)) is a prairie province in Canaa, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres (227,134.67 sq mi) and a population of 1,006,644 (according to 2008 estimates), mostly living in the southern half of the province. Of these, 202,340 live in the province's largest city, Saskatoon, while 179,246 live in the provincial capital, Regina. Other major cities, in order of size, are Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, and North Battleford. The province's name comes from the Saskatchewan River, whose name comes from its Cree designation: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, meaning "swift flowing river".