Rama | |
|---|---|
 Former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool grain elevator in Rama | |
  Rama Rama in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′28″N 103°0′3″W / 51.75778°N 103.00083°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 9 |
| Region | East Central |
| Rural Municipality | RM 305 |
| First Area Surveys | 1890 |
| First Post Office | 1908[2] |
| Incorporated (village) | December 18, 1919 |
| First named | 1907 |
| Founded by | John Anderson Berge |
| Named for | Norwegian Ram |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Rama Village Council |
| • Mayor | Phillip Shewchuk |
| Area | |
| • Village | 70.01 ha (165.56 acres) |
| • Land | 65.3 ha (161.359 acres) |
| • Water | 1.6607 ha (4.10368 acres) 2.37% |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.800 km (0.50 mi) |
| • Width | 0.870 km (0.54 mi) |
| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 563.5 m (1,848.8 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 549 m (1,801 ft) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
| • Urban | 80 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CST (No DST)[5]) |
| Postal code | S0A 3H0 |
| Area Codes | 306 / 639 |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-SK |
| Highways |    Highway 5 / Highway 754 |
| Waterways & Rivers | Whitesand River, Spirit Creek |
| NTS Mapsheets | 062M15 - Preeceville and 062M14 - Margo |
| UN/LOCODE | CA-RMA[6] |
| GNBC Code | HAIJI[7] |
| Federal Electoral District | Yorkton—Melville |
| Provincial Electoral District | Kelvington-Wadena |
Rama (2016 population: 80) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Invermay No. 305 and Census Division No. 9. It is located 44 km west of Canora and 60 km east of Wadena at the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 754.
Rama is on the banks of a tributary of Spirit Creek, which is a tributary of the Whitesand River.[8] The Spirit Creek Dam and its reservoir are located just east of the Village.
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- ^ "Collections Canada - Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ "Sask municipal directory". Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Rama, Saskatchewan (Code 4709056) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (table)". Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Time zones & daylight saving time". National Research Council Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "UN LOCCODE list". Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada - Search Place Names". Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "Water Security Agency". Retrieved May 6, 2014.