Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan
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Great Bend No. 405, 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 458 rural residents (2006 census) in the northwestern 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...

. Local Improvement District (L.I.D.) 20 E 3 was established on June 5, 1905. Local L.I.D 20 D 3 was formed on August 13, 1906. L.I.D. 21 D 3 was formed on November 14, 1906. on June 4, 1910 L.I.D. No. 405 combined all the L.I.D.s mentioned into one.The RM was incorporated December 12, 1910. Other localities in the area include the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 of Borden, Saskatchewan
Borden, Saskatchewan
-Notable people:* Robert Wardhaugh, born 1967, in Borden, Saskatchewan is an award-winning History professor at the University of Western Ontario.* David Orchard, is a Canadian political figure and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages...

 and the town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 of Radisson
Radisson, Saskatchewan
-Transportation:The community is served by Radisson Airport which is located adjacent to Radisson.- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan-External links:*...

 

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

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Area statistics

  • Lat 52° 26' 42" N
  • Long 107° 09' 44" W
  • Time zone (est) UTC-6
    UTC-6
    UTC−06 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −06. This time is used in:-Central America:*Belize*Costa Rica*El Salvador*Guatemala*Honduras*Nicaragua-Central Standard Time:...



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