wadena, Saskatchewan

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| name = Wadena

| official_name = Town of Wadena

| settlement_type = Town

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan

| subdivision_type2 = Census division

| subdivision_name2 = 10

| subdivision_type3 = Rural municipality (RM)

| subdivision_name3 = Lakeview No. 337

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Sara Sobchyshyn (2020)

| leader_title1 = Chief Administrative Officer

| leader_name1 = Laura Rudolph

| leader_title2 = Governing body

| leader_name2 = Wadena Town Council

| leader_title3 = {{nowrap|MP Yorkton—Melville}}

| leader_name3 = Cathay Wagantall (2019)

| leader_title4 = MLA Kelvington-Wadena

| leader_name4 = Hugh Nerlien (2020)

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1906

| established_title1 = Post office established

| established_date1 = June 12, 1905

| established_title2 = Incorporated (village)

| established_date2 = 1910

| established_title3 = Incorporated (town)

| established_date3 = February 27, 1912

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| area_land_sq_mi = 1.15

| area_land_km2 = 2.99

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| population_total = 1,269

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| population_density_km2 = 424.4

| population_density_sq_mi = 1,099.2

| population_demonym = Wadenan

| timezone = CST

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = S0A 4J0

| area_code = 306 / 639

| blank_name = Highways

| blank_info = {{jct|state=SK|Hwy|5|Hwy|35}}

| blank1_name = Railways

| blank1_info = CNR, CPR

| blank2_name = Waterways

| blank2_info = Quill Lakes, Fishing Lake, Milligan Creek

| website = {{URL|http://townofwadena.com}}

| footnotes = {{Citation

| last =National Archives

| first =Archivia Net

| title =Post Offices and Postmasters

| url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/

}}{{Citation

| last =Government of Saskatchewan

| first =MRD Home

| title = Municipal Directory System (Towns)

| url =http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx

| access-date =2008-10-28 }}{{Citation

| last =Commissioner of Canada Elections

| first =Library of Parliament

| title =Riding history for Yorkton—Melville (1966– )

| year =2008

| url =http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=857

| access-date = 2008-10-28}}

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Wadena ({{IPAc-en|w|ə|ˈ|d|iː|n|ə}} {{respell|wə|DEE|nə}}) is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located east of Saskatoon, north of Fort Qu'Appelle and northwest of Yorkton on the eastern shore of the Quill Lakes. The town is known for its birdwatching and hunting opportunities as Quill Lakes is part of a major flight path. The Wadena and District Museum, located just south of Wadena on Highway 35, also hosts an annual Vintage Day in July.

Wadena is the administrative centre of the Rural Municipality of Lakeview. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Fishing Lake First Nation band government.[http://www.fishinglakefirstnation.com/ Fishing Lake First Nation]

The town is named after Wadena, Minnesota, the place of origin of some early settlers of Scandinavian American descent.{{cite web|author1=David McLennan|title=Wadena|url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/wadena.html|website=Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan|publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center|access-date=22 September 2017}} The town in Minnesota was in turn named after a Chippewa/Saulteaux Chief.