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This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Saltcoats (disambiguation)
Saltcoats (disambiguation)
Saltcoats may refer to:* in Canada:** Saltcoats , a former federal electoral district in Saskatchewan** Saltcoats No...

Saltcoats No. 213, 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...

(RM) of 746 rural residents (2006 census) in the east central 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 9, 1912. Other localities in the area include Bredenbury

Bredenbury, Saskatchewan

Bredenbury is a town, in the rural municipality of Saltcoats, No. 213, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Bredenbury is located on Highway 16 in eastern Saskatchewan. The population of Bredenbury is 329. The main industries in the area are farming as well as potash mining near Esterhazy...

and Saltcoats

Saltcoats, Saskatchewan

Saltcoats is a small town in East Central Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border in Canada. The town's population is around 500. The town was built in the late 19th century, and its economy was driven by the railway...

. Also in the area is the Little Bone 74B First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

Indian reserve

In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...

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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° 59' 43" N
Long 102° 12' 32" W
Time zone (est) UTC-6
UTC-6
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