Waverley No. 44, Saskatchewan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Waverley (disambiguation)

Waverley No. 44 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 422 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 February 1, 1913. Other urban municipalities in the area include Fir Mountain

Fir Mountain, Saskatchewan

Fir Mountain is a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada....

, Glentworth

Glentworth, Saskatchewan

Glentworth is a community in Saskatchewan....

, and Wood Mountain

Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan

Wood Mountain is a village in Old Post Rural Municipality 43, Saskatchewan, Canada. The town's name is derived from the Red River Metis word "Monatagne de Bois" , due to the abundance of poplar trees in the otherwise barren region...

. The southern part of the rural municipality, along the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

border, contains most of the eastern portion ("East Block") of Grasslands National Park

Grasslands National Park

Grasslands National Park is one of Canada's newer national parks, located in southern Saskatchewan, and one of 43 parks and park reserves in Canada's national park system...

.

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

Statistics

Area statistics

Lat (DMS) 49° 16' 31"
Long (DMS)106° 34' 06"
Time zone (est) UTC-6
UTC-6
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