Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163

The Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

History
The RM of Wheatlands No. 163 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 had a population of $157$ living in $69$ of its $82$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $149$. With a land area of 818.63 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 827.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Geography
The Coteau Hills in the RM taper off to agricultural plains. The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.

Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Mortlach
 * Parkbeg

Government
The RM of Wheatlands No. 163 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Andy Bossence while its administrator is Julie Gerbrandt. The RM's office is located in Mortlach.