The Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Wawken No. 93 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. Although possessing a sound inventory similar to many Saskatchewan place names of indigenous Algonquian origin, the name Wawken is in fact a portmanteau of Wawota and

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, the RM's two main urban communities.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following

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are surrounded by the RM. ; Towns * Wawota ; Villages *

* Kenosee Lake The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Dumas * Vandura

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Wawken No. 93 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wawken No. 93 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

Agriculture plays an important role in the RM.Sask Biz

Attractions

The RM includes Kenosee Lake (located with Moose Mountain Provincial Park) and the Kenosee Superslides. The RM also includes the ghost town of Cannington Lake.

Government

The RM of Wawken No. 93 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The

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of the RM is Dawn Cameron while its administrator is Katelyn Ethier. The RM's office is located in Wawota.

References

{{SKDivision1 Wawken * Division No. 1, Saskatchewan