Togo, Saskatchewan

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Togo (2016 population: 86) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271 and Census Division No. 9. It is 800 metres (1⁄2 mile) west of the Manitoba border and approximately 72 km (45 mi) northeast of the city of Yorkton.

In 1906, during the Russo-Japanese war, two names stood out: Admiral Togo of the Japanese fleet and Admiral Makaroff of Russia. In 1906, Pelly Siding was incorporated as a village and renamed Togo after the Japanese admiral, and the next community to the east on the CNR line (5 miles) was named Makaroff (Manitoba) in honour of the Russian admiral.

Despite the small population, Togo has a post office, Lutheran church, curling/skating rink, and a drop-in centre. Besides farming, local activities include fishing (see: Lake of the Prairies) or playing hockey. There used to be several grain elevators located just off the railway.

NHL player Ted Hampson is from the village. Reginald John Marsden Parker from Togo served as the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Togo station receives Via Rail service. In April 2013, a passenger train derailed near the village.^[1] No one was injured.^[2]

Preceding station	Via Rail			Following station
Kamsack toward Churchill		Winnipeg–Churchill		Roblin toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station	Canadian National Railway			Following station
Runnymede toward Calgary		Calgary – Winnipeg		Makaroff toward Winnipeg