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rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
(RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the
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. 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
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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.


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;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 a ...
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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 ...
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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 resou ...
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List of municipalities in Manitoba Manitoba is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 residents as of 2021 and is the sixth largest in land area at . Manitoba's 137 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass yet are home to of its population. ...
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List of cities in Manitoba Manitoba is one of the three Canadian Prairies, Prairie provinces located in Western Canada. According to the 2021 Canadian census, it is the Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 ...
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List of towns in Manitoba A town is an incorporated urban municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Under current legislation, a community must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a minimum density of 400 people per squa ...
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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 (also known as Unicity) was the Municipal corporation, municipal incorporation of the old Winnipeg, City of Winnipeg, eleven surrounding municipality, municipalities, and the Metropolitan Corporation of Grea ...
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Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015 The 2015 municipal amalgamations in Manitoba was the result of new legislation (''Municipal Amalgamations Act'') in the province that required a minimum population threshold of 1,000 people in order to incorporate a municipality. To meet this n ...
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List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations ...


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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 municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...