Rama, Saskatchewan
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Grain elevator and PALS Vintage Equipment display in Rama | |
Rama in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′28″N 103°0′3″W / 51.75778°N 103.00083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 9 |
| Region | East Central |
| Rural Municipality | RM 305 |
| First Area Surveys | 1890 |
| First Post Office | 1908 |
| Incorporated (village) | December 18, 1919 |
| First named | 1907 |
| Founded by | John Anderson Berge |
| Named after | Norwegian Ram |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Rama Village Council |
| • Mayor | Phillip Shewchuk |
| Area | |
| 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 (2021) | |
| • Urban | 125 (Est.) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CST (No DST)) |
| Postal code | S0A 3H0 / S0A 0G6 |
| 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 |
| GNBC Code | HAIJI |
| Federal Electoral District | Yorkton—Melville |
| Provincial Electoral District | Canora-Pelly. |
Rama Population 125 (Approx.) 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 in the Touchwood Hills area of Saskatchewan.
Rama is on the banks of a tributary of Spirit Creek, which is a tributary of the Whitesand River. The Spirit Creek Dam and its reservoir are located just east of the Village.