The Rural Municipality of Swan River is a former

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(RM) in the

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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on May 1, 1901. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of Benito to form the

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. The former RM is located in the Parkland Region of the province, adjacent to the Province of

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, and surrounds the Town of Swan River. It had a population of 2,784 in the

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. The southernmost part of Manitoba's

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is located within the northern portion of the former RM.

Communities

* Benito *

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* Kenville

References

Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Swan River

Map of Swan River R.M. at Statcan

External links

Rural Municipality of Swan River
(copy archived January 3, 2015) Swan River Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub