A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1] A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations by ministerial order via section 49 of The Municipalities Act.[2]
Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities,[1] which are located in the central and southern portions of the province.[3] They had a cumulative population of 176,535 and an average population of 596 in the 2016 Census of Population.[4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest rural municipalities are the RM of Corman Park No. 344 and the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 with populations of 8,568 and 72 respectively.[4]
The northern half of the province does not lie within any rural municipality, but is rather administered by the provincial government through the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.
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A topographic map of Saskatchewan, showing rural municipalities, select urban municipalities, and natural features
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