A
rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the
Canadian province of
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
.
Under the province's ''Municipal Act'' of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than to incorporate as a rural municipality.
Manitoba has 98 RMs, which had a cumulative population of 301,438 as of the
2016 Census.
This is a decrease from 116 RMs prior to January 1, 2015, when municipalities with less than 1,000 people were
directed by the provincial government to amalgamate with adjoining municipalities to comply with the ''Municipal Act''.
The most and least populated RMs as of the 2016 census are
Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
and
Victoria Beach with populations of 15,733 and 398 respectively.
East St. Paul is the most densely populated RM at
The largest and smallest RMs in terms of geography are
Reynolds and Victoria Beach with land areas of and respectively.
List
;Notes
* *Municipal or administrative offices are located in an adjacent independent city, town or village that is outside the jurisdiction of the rural municipality.
Former rural municipalities
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See also
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List of local urban districts in Manitoba
A local urban district is a type of unincorporated community within the Canadian province of Manitoba. According to ''The Municipal Act'', a local urban district is a locality wholly within a rural municipality that "has at least 250 residents and ...
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List of communities in Manitoba
Communities in the Province of Manitoba, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and local gove ...
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List of ghost towns in Manitoba
Over the course of its history, the province of Manitoba has witnessed numerous of its populated communities experience decline to become ghost towns. Triggers were usually changes in economic conditions, such as natural resource prices or reso ...
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List of municipalities in Manitoba
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List of cities in Manitoba
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List of towns in Manitoba
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List of villages in Manitoba
A village is an incorporated urban municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Under the province's ''Municipal Act'' of 1997, a community must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a minimum density o ...
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Amalgamation of Winnipeg
The amalgamation of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the municipal incorporation of the old City of Winnipeg, 11 surrounding municipalities, and the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Metro) into a one Unified City of Winnipeg, or Unicity.
Th ...
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Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
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List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations by ministerial order via section 49 of ''The Municipalities Act ...
References
External links
''Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities''* Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
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Municipality Profiles
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Municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...