Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan
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Biggar No. 347 is a rural municipality in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, located in the Census Division 12
Division No. 12, Saskatchewan
Division No. 12, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Battleford....

. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Biggar
Biggar, Saskatchewan
Biggar is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on Highway #14, west of Saskatoon, the province’s most populous city. Biggar has become well known for its unusual town slogan, an Olympic athlete, and a world-record deer...

.

Demographics

In 2006, the Rural municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 had a population of 867 in 292 dwellings, a -16.0% decrease from 2001. On a surface of 1,597.87 km² it has a density of 0.5 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipality:

Towns
  • Biggar
    Biggar, Saskatchewan
    Biggar is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on Highway #14, west of Saskatoon, the province’s most populous city. Biggar has become well known for its unusual town slogan, an Olympic athlete, and a world-record deer...

    , seat of municipality.


Hamlets
  • Argo
    Argo, Saskatchewan
    Argo is an unincorporated area or a siding administered by the rural municipality of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Argo was located on the Dodsland Branch Canadian National Railway between Biggar and Duperow. The closest town is Biggar to the northeast...

  • Cazalet
  • Duperow
  • Monarchvale
  • Naseby
  • Neola
  • Oban
    Oban, Saskatchewan
    -Education:Historically Oban School District #4733 was located at Township 37, Range 16 West of the 3rd Meridian.-Transportation:In 1925 Oban was located on the Minnedosa–Saskatoon–Edmonton CPR branch line between Castlewood, and Naseby. The CPR was intersected by the CNR GTP West. Oban was...

  • Springwater
    Springwater, Saskatchewan
    Springwater is a hamlet in Biggar Rural Municipality No. 347, Saskatchewan, Canada. Lydden Lake a large lake is to the north and Sunny Lake is to the northwest of the hamlet...

  • Vance

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