Eriksdale, Manitoba
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Eriksdale is a rural municipality
in the province of Manitoba
in Western Canada
. It was a town where Swedes immigrated in the early 1900s.
The town of Eriksdale is located on the crossroads of Highway 6 and Highway 68, 118 km north of Winnipeg
.
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
in the province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
in Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
. It was a town where Swedes immigrated in the early 1900s.
The town of Eriksdale is located on the crossroads of Highway 6 and Highway 68, 118 km north of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
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