Bethune | |
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| Village of Bethune | |
 Main Street Bethune | |
  Bethune Location of Bethune in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 105°13′W / 50.717°N 105.217°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Dufferin No. 190 |
| Post office Founded | 1905-06-05 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Bethune Village Council |
| • Mayor | Derek Shaw[1] |
| • Administrator | Rodney Audette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 399 |
| • Density | 383.1/km2 (992/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code | S0G 0H0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 11Highway 642 Highway 739 |
| Website | www |
| [3][4] | |
Bethune /ˈbɛθ.juːn/[5] (2016 population: 399) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190 and Census Division No. 6. The village is 56 kilometres (35 mi) north-west of Regina on Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail).[6] Arm River flows along a river valley north of Bethune, which features camping sites, and the Qu'Appelle River is a short way south. Last Mountain Lake or Long Lake is north-east of Bethune whereas Buffalo Pound Lake is just south-west.
The post office of Bethune, Assiniboia, NWT was established on 5 June 1905, three months before Saskatchewan became a province.
- ^ Administration & Governance
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "Bethune". Village of Bethune. Village of Bethune. Retrieved 16 January 2023.