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Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan is a 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...

of 164 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part 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....

, Canada

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...

. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909. Residents are also a part of SARM Division No. 1

SARM Division No. 1

SARM Division No. 1 is a division of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities within the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the south east area of the province. There are 53 rural municipalities in this division. The current Director for Division 1 is Don Taylor.-List...

, Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan

Division No. 5, Saskatchewan

Division No. 5, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the east-southeastern part of the province, bordering Manitoba. The most populous community in this division is Melville.According to the 2006 census,...

, and the Yorkton—Melville Economic Region. Other localities in the area include Moosomin

Moosomin, Saskatchewan

-Climate:-Moosomin in popular culture:* The Guess Who has a song called "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon"; it also mentions Moose Jaw and Moosomin.-Notable people from Moosomin:...

, Welwyn

Welwyn, Saskatchewan

Welwyn is a community in southeastern Saskatchewan, near the Manitoba border....

, Rotave, and Fleming

Fleming, Saskatchewan

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. Saskatchewan Highway 1

Saskatchewan Highway 1

Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...

, the Transcanada and Saskatchewan Highway 8

Saskatchewan Highway 8

Highway 8 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest...

intersect within this RM. Moosomin and District Regional Park, upstream from Moosomin dam, and Moosomin Lake are part of the RM (Eastern) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius), a species of special concern , makes its home in this area.

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.

Statistics

Area statistics

Lat 50.165°
Long -101.598333°
Time zone (est) UTC-6
UTC-6
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