Saskatoon (/ˌsæskəˈtuːn/) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is centrally located in the province and straddles the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. A cultural and economic hub of central and northern Saskatchewan, it is the largest city in the province and one of the fastest-growing in the country, with a civic population of 260,900 and an estimated metropolitan population of 305,000.