Types of Municipalities

Types of Municipalities

Saskatchewan currently has 786 urban, rural and northern municipalities. For listings, see the Municipal Directory.

In southern Saskatchewan there are 762 incorporated municipalities:

• 466 are urban municipalities. These include:
• 16 cities;
• 146 towns;
• 264 villages; and
• 40 resort villages.
• 296 are rural municipalities

In northern Saskatchewan, there are 24 incorporated municipalities:

• 2 northern towns;
• 11 northern villages; and
• 11 northern hamlets.

Unincorporated areas of Southern Saskatchewan include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities. Hamlets exist where they meet the definition of a ‘hamlet' in The Municipalities Act.  There are 151 Organized Hamlets established by Minister's Order.  

Unincorporated areas of northern Saskatchewan are part of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) and are administered by the Northern Municipal Services branch. There are 11 northern settlements within the NSAD.