Weyakwin


Weyakwin is a northern hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along Highway 2 on the south bank of Weyakwin River. The Weyakwin River flows from Weyakwin Lake east to Montreal [Lake |Montreal Lake].

Name

The name of the community comes from the Cree language, meaning Foul or profane language.
The community is known in Cree as ᐏᔭᐦᑵᐏᓂᕽ wiyahkwêwinihk.

Demographics

In the 2021 [Canadian census|2021 Census of Population] conducted by Statistics Canada, Weyakwin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.