The Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 10 and Division No. 4.

History

The RM of Sasman No. 336 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. The RM's name is a

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of Saskatchewan and

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Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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* Margo The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

Organized hamlet In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan ha ...

s * Kuroki *

North Shore Fishing Lake North Shore Fishing Lake is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 50 in the Canada 2016 Census. It is located on the north- ...

* Ottman-Murray Beach ;Localities * Kylemore * Nut Mountain

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Sasman No. 336 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 Sasman No. 336 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.

Attractions

* Margo Recreation Site () — a rest area within a protected wildlife area around Sakwasew Lake. Access is from Highway 5. * Leslie Beach Regional Park — a park on

Fishing Lake Fishing Lake is a closed basin freshwater lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is about north of the town of Foam Lake, and east of the town of Wadena and is accessed from Highways 5 and 310. The northern and eastern s ...

Government

The RM of Sasman No. 336 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Dwayne Nakrayko while its administrator is Michael Rattray. The RM's office is located in Kuroki.

Transportation

Saskatchewan Highway 5 Highway 5 is a major highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins in downtown Saskatoon and runs eastward to the Manitoba border near Togo, Saskatchewan, Togo, where it becomes Manitoba Provi ...

* Saskatchewan Highway 38 * Saskatchewan Highway 49 * Saskatchewan Highway 665 * Saskatchewan Highway 755 * Kelvington Airport

References

{{Authority control Sasman * Division No. 10, Saskatchewan