Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Wheatland
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Wheatlands No. 163, 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 southwestern 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. Other localities in the area include Mortlach

Mortlach, Saskatchewan

Mortlach is a village in Wheatlands Rural Municipality No. 163, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 254 at the 2006 Census. The village is located on the Trans Canada Highway about 40 km west of the city of Moose Jaw...

, and Parkbeg

Parkbeg, Saskatchewan

Parkbeg is a hamlet in Wheatlands Rural Municipality No. 163, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located at the junction of Highway 1 and Highway 627 approximately 58 km directly west of the City of Moose Jaw on the Trans Canada Highway....

. The Coteau Hills taper off to agricultural plains. The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, 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 50.453056°
Long -106.191944°
Time zone (est) UTC-6
UTC-6
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