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{{See also|Biggar (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Biggar No. 347
| official_name =
| native_name =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Rural Municipality
| image_skyline = Biggar Railway Station Saskatchewan.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| image_caption = Biggar railway station a National Historic Site of Canada.
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_shield =
| image_map =
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| pushpin_map = Saskatchewan
| pushpin_label_position = none
| pushpin_mapsize = 200
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Biggar No. 347 in Saskatchewan
| coordinates = {{coord|52|3|32|N|107|58|44|W|region:CA-SK|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Southwest Saskatchewan
| subdivision_type3 = Census division
| subdivision_name3 = 12
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| government_footnotes = [1]
| leader_title = Governing body
| leader_name = Biggar No. 347 Council
| leader_title1 = Municipal seat
| leader_name1 = Biggar
| leader_title2 = Reeve
| leader_name2 = Louise Singer
| leader_title3 = Administrator
| leader_name3 = Adrienne Urban
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 = 1,597.87
| area_water_km2 =
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| population_total = 867
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_density_km2 = 0.5
| population_blank1_title = Dwellings
| population_blank1 = 292
| timezone = UTC
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST =
| utc_offset_DST =
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code = S0K 0M0
| area_code = 306
| blank_name = Highways
| blank_info = Highway 4
Highway 14
Highway 51
Highway 658
| blank1_name = Railways
| blank1_info = Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
| website =
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Biggar No. 347 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 12. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Biggar. DemographicsIn 2006, the Rural municipality had a population of 867 in 292 dwellings, a -16.0% decrease from 2001. On a surface of 1,597.87 km² it has a density of 0.5 inhabitants/km².[2] Communities and localitiesThe following urban municipalities are surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347: - //List of cities in Saskatchewan">Cities
- //List of towns in Saskatchewan">Towns
- Biggar, (seat of municipality)
- //List of villages in Saskatchewan">Villages
- //List of resort villages in Saskatchewan">Resort villages
The following hamlets are located within the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347: - //List of hamlets in Saskatchewan">Hamlets
- //special service area">special service areas
- Springwater, (dissolved as a village December 31, 2006)[3]
- //Organized hamlet">Organized hamlet
- //List of hamlets in Saskatchewan">Unincorporated hamlets
- Argo
- Castlewood
- Cazalet
- Duperow
- Monarchvale
- Naseby
- Neola
- Oban
- Vance
See also- List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
References1. ^Official website http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2527
2. ^2006 Community Profiles Statistics Canada. Government of Canada.
3. ^{{cite web | author= |publisher= Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs|title= Restructured Villages |accessdate=2008-02-10 |url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234155/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html |archivedate = 2008-03-25}}
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080207084823/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/mds/maps/index.html#midish Map of Biggar No. 347]
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