488 (2016 population: 1,471) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No.

Located in the northeast-central portion of the province, it is north of the Town of Nipawin.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Torch River No.

488 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.

[3] The reeve of the RM is Jerry Kindrat while its administrator is David Yorke.