The Rural Municipality of Winchester 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 November 1, 1890. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Deloraine to form the Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester. The former RM is located in the southwestern part of the province, on its border with the state of

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in the

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. It had a population of 594 in the 2006 census.2006 Community Profiles: Winchester
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Geography

According to

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, the former RM had an area of 725.58 km² (280.15 sq mi). A portion of Manitoba's

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is located at the southeast corner of the former RM along its border with North Dakota.

Communities

* Dand * Mountainside * Regent

Adjacent municipalities

* Rural Municipality of Brenda - (west) *

Rural Municipality of Cameron The Rural Municipality of Cameron is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 16, 1896. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially ...

- (north) * Rural Municipality of Morton - (east) *

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- (south)

References

''Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Winchester''

External links

*
Map of Winchester R.M. at Statcan

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Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub