Valparaiso, Saskatchewan

Valparaiso
Village of Valparaiso
Valparaiso is located in Saskatchewan
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
Valparaiso is located in Canada
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
Coordinates: 52°30′21″N 104°06′18″W / 52.505964°N 104.104995°W / 52.505964; -104.104995
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionCentral
Census division13
Rural MunicipalityStar City No. 428
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyValparaiso Village Council
 • MayorMargaret Emro
 • AdministratorAnn Campbell
Area
 • Total0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total15
 • Density21.6/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0E 1P0
Area code306
Highways Highway 3
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
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Valparaiso (2016 population: 15) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Star City No. 428 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located at the junction of Highway 3 and Range Road No. 160, approximately 20 km east of the City of Melfort. The name comes from that of Valparaíso in Chile.[5]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters".
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008.
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11.
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line".
  5. ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780802047250.