493 (2016 population: 1,587) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No.

It is located in the north-central portion of the province west of the city of Prince Albert.

[3] The boundaries of the municipality extend north by Prince Albert National Park, to the west by Canwood No.

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

493 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month.