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Saskatchewan is the sixth-most populous province in Canada with 1,033,381 residents as of 2011 and is the fifth-largest in land area at approximately . In 2011, Saskatchewan's 786 municipalities covered of the province's land mass and were home to of its population.〔〔 On December 31, 2013, this total was reduced to 782 when Antler, Gladmar, Ruthilda and Shackleton all dissolved from village status. These 782 municipalities are local government "creatures of provincial jurisdiction" with natural persons power.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Municipal System – History and Types )〕 One of the key purposes of Saskatchewan's municipalities are "to provide services, facilities and other things that, in the opinion of council, are necessary or desirable for all or a part of the municipality".〔 Other purposes are to: "provide good government"; "develop and maintain a safe and viable community"; "foster economic, social and environmental well-being" and "provide wise stewardship of public assets."〔 The Government of Saskatchewan's Ministry of Municipal Relations recognizes three general types of municipalities and seven sub-types – urban municipalities (cities, towns, villages and resort villages), rural municipalities and northern municipalities (northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets).〔 Cities are formed under the provincial authority of ''The Cities Act'', which was enacted in 2002.〔 Towns, villages, resort villages and rural municipalities are formed under the authority of ''The Municipalities Act'', enacted in 2005.〔 The three sub-types of northern municipalities are formed under the authority of ''The Northern Municipalities Act'', enacted in 2010.〔 As provincial laws, these three acts were passed by the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan with royal assent granted by the Lieutenant Governor. Of Saskatchewan's 782 municipalities, 462 of them are urban municipalities (16 cities, 146 towns, 160 villages and 40 resort villages), 296 are rural municipalities and 24 are northern municipalities (2 northern towns, 11 northern villages and 11 northern hamlets).〔 ''The Cities Act'', ''The Municipalities Act'' and ''The Northern Municipalities Act'' stipulate governance of these municipalities.〔〔〔 Saskatchewan's Ministry of Municipal Relations is responsible for providing provincial programs and services to municipalities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Programs & Services )〕 In 2011, just over of Saskatchewan's population resided in its two largest cities. Saskatoon, the largest city, is home to of the province's population (222,189 residents), while Regina, Saskatchewan's capital city, is home to (193,100 residents).〔 The villages of Dafoe, Keeler, Krydor and Valparaiso are all tied as Saskatchewan's smallest municipalities by population with 15 people each.〔〔〔 The largest municipality by land area is the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394 at , while the smallest by land area are the resort villages of Etters Beach and Pelican Pointe at each.〔 == Urban municipalities == As of 2014, Saskatchewan has 462 urban municipalities, which includes the sub-types of cities, towns, villages and resort villages.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of municipalities in Saskatchewan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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