The Rural Municipality of Roblin is a former
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...
(RM) in the
Canadian
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province
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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 15, 1902. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its
provincially mandated amalgamation
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with the
Village of Cartwright to form the
Cartwright – Roblin Municipality
Cartwright–Roblin Municipality is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
History
The municipality was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Roblin (2011 population 932) and the Village of Cartwri ...
.
The former RM is located in the
Pembina Valley Region
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of the province along the border of the state of
North Dakota
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in the United States of America. According to the Canada 2006 Census, the former RM had a population of 964.
Geography
According to Statistics Canada, the former RM had an area of 716.15 km
2 (276.51 sq mi).
Communities
*Cartwright, Manitoba, Cartwright
*Mather, Manitoba, Mather
Adjacent municipalities
*Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain - (west)
*Rural Municipality of Strathcona - (northwest)
*Rural Municipality of Argyle - (north)
*Rural Municipality of Louise - (east)
*Towner County, North Dakota - (south)
See also
*Municipality of Roblin
References
External links
*
Former rural municipalities in Manitoba, Roblin
Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Manitoba
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