The Interlake Region is an informal geographic

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of the

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that lies roughly between

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and Lake Manitoba in the Canadian province of

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. The region comprises 14 rural municipalities, one city (the City of Selkirk), five towns ( Arborg Riverton, Stonewall, Teulon and Winnipeg Beach) and one village, Dunnottar. The largest population centre in the region is Selkirk. The second largest is the town of Stonewall. Argyle, Manitoba, is the small hamlet that is located on the Principal Meridian of Canada, near the middle of the Interlake Region. Sandy Hook is located between Winnipeg Beach and Gimli, a popular summer vacation spot.

Major communities

* Arborg * Riverton * Selkirk * Stonewall * Teulon * Winnipeg Beach * Riverton * Fisher Branch *

Ashern AshernCanada 2016 Censuspopulation 565) is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district located in the Municipality of West Interlake in Manitoba's Interlake Region. The RM of Siglunes was incorporated in 1917. Ashern was na ...

* Eriksdale, Manitoba

References

Community Profile: Census Division No. 13, Manitoba; Statistics CanadaCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 14, Manitoba; Statistics CanadaCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 18, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

External links

Interlake Regional Profile
Geographic regions of Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub

Major communities

See also

References

External links