Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93

The Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History
The RM of Wawken No. 93 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. Although possessing a sound inventory similar to many Saskatchewan place names of indigenous Algonquian origin, the name Wawken is in fact a portmanteau of Wawota and Kennedy, the RM's two main urban communities.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.


 * Towns
 * Wawota


 * Villages
 * Kennedy
 * Kenosee Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Dumas
 * Vandura

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wawken No. 93 had a population of $614$ living in $287$ of its $554$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $571$. With a land area of 743.5 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wawken No. 93 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 766.57 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy
Agriculture plays an important role in the RM.

Attractions

 * Moose Mountain Provincial Park
 * Kenosee Superslides

Government
The RM of Wawken No. 93 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Dawn Cameron while its administrator is Katelyn Ethier. The RM's office is located in Wawota.