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Regions 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...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, showing the census divisions in each.

Central Plains
Central Plains Region, Manitoba
Central Plains is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the south central part of the province, directly west of Winnipeg. Its major service centre is the city of Portage la Prairie. The Trans-Canada Highway and Yellowhead Highway both run through this...
- Central Manitoba (Division No. 8, Manitoba
  Division No. 8, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 8 Central Manitoba is part of the Central Plains Region of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The economics of the area is based on agriculture, livestock and commercial fish on Lake Manitoba...
  
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- Portage la Prairie Area (Division No. 9, Manitoba
  Division No. 9, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 9 Portage la Prairie is part of the Central Plains Region of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The major service center of the area is the City of Portage la Prairie. The economic base of the area is agriculture, food processing and manufacturing...
  
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- Whitehorse Plains (Division No. 10, Manitoba
  Division No. 10, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 10 Whitehorse Plains borders the City of Winnipeg and is part of the Central Plains Region of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The economic base of the region is agriculture, livestock and manufacturing. The population of the area in 2006 census was 9,902.-Major Communities:*...
  
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Eastman
Eastman Region, Manitoba
Division No. 1 also known as Eastman is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the south-eastern corner of the province, lying between the Red River and Manitoba-Ontario border, and the US-Canada border and Winnipeg River. The city of Steinbach is the...
- Beausejour Area (Division No. 12, Manitoba
  Division No. 12, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 12 Beausejour Area is part of the Eastman Region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The economy of the area consists of agriculture and livestock. The area's population as of the 2006 census was 19,753.-Major Communities:...
  
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- Eastern Manitoba (Division No. 1, Manitoba
  Division No. 1, Manitoba
  Division No. 1 is located in the Eastman Region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the south-eastern corner of the province, lying between the Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba-Ontario border, and the US-Canada border...
  
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- Steinbach Area (Division No. 2, Manitoba
  Division No. 2, Manitoba
  Division No. 2 Steinbach Area is part of the Eastman Region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located between the City of Winnipeg, the Red River Valley and the US-Canada border. The city of Steinbach is the largest population centre in the region. The Trans-Canada Highway runs through...
  
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Interlake
Interlake Region, Manitoba
Manitoba's Interlake is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. As the name indicates, it lies roughly between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba and comprises 14 rural municipalities, one city , six towns and one village, Dunnottar...
- North Interlake (Division No. 18, Manitoba
  Division No. 18, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 18 North Interlake is part of the Interlake Region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The economy of the region is based on agriculture, livestock and manufacturing...
  
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- Selkirk Area (Division No. 13, Manitoba
  Division No. 13, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 13 Selkirk Area is part of the Interlake Region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The City of Selkirk, Manitoba is the major service center for the area. The economy of the division is manufacturing, agriculture and tourism and it is a bedroom community for the City of Winnipeg...
  
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- South Interlake (Division No. 14, Manitoba
  Division No. 14, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 14 South Interlake is part of the Interlake Region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The district is served by the retail service centres of Stonewall and Teulon. The economy of the area is based on agriculture, livestock ans poultry...
  
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Northern
Northern Region, Manitoba
The Northern Region is a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated on the Canadian Shield and includes Manitoba's Hudson Bay coastline. The major economic activities are mining and tourism. The region is composed of four census divisions: 19 and 21–23...
- Churchill/Northern Manitoba (Division No. 23, Manitoba
  Division No. 23, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 23 Churchill - Northern Manitoba is part of the Northern Region of the Province of Manitoba, Canada and is home to Western Canada Atlantic deep sea Port of Churchill. The population of the census division was 8,252 in the 2006 census...
  
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- Flin Flon/North West (Division No. 21, Manitoba
  Division No. 21, Manitoba
  Division No. 21, also informally known as Flin Flon—Northwest, is a census division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.The division had a population of 21,606 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Communities:* Flin Flon, city* Cranberry Portage, village...
  
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- North East Manitoba (Division No. 19, Manitoba
  Division No. 19, Manitoba
  Division No. 19, also informally known as North East Manitoba, is a census division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.The division had a population of 14,725 in 1996...
  
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- Thompson/North Central (Division No. 22, Manitoba
  Division No. 22, Manitoba
  Division No. 22, also informally known as Thompson-North Central, is a census division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.The division had a population of 38,421 in the Canada 2006 Census. The economic base of the area is mining, forestry, manufacturing, commercial fishing, trapping and...
  
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Parkland
Parkland Region, Manitoba
Parkland is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the western part of the province, lying between Lake Manitoba/Lake Winnipegosis and the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border. The region comprises three of Statistics Canada's census divisions of Canada: Manitoba...
- Dauphin (Division No. 17, Manitoba
  Division No. 17, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 17 Dauphin is part of the Parklands Region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The Economic base of the area is primarily agriculture with some manufacturing and food processing. The population of the region as of the 2006 census was 23,358.-Major Communities:* Dauphin*...
  
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- Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Area (Division No. 16, Manitoba
  Division No. 16, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 16 Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Area is part of the Parklands Region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The economy of the area is agriculture and livestock...
  
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- Swan Valley (Division No. 20, Manitoba
  Division No. 20, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 20 - Swan River is part of the Parkland Region of the province of Manitoba. The population of the division in the 2006 census was 10,405. The economic bases of the region is mixed grain, livestock and forestry.-Major Communities:...
  
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Pembina Valley
Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba
The Pembina Valley is the name given to the south-central region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is named for its major geographical feature - the Pembina Valley which runs through the southwestern part of the region....
- Pembina Valley (Division No. 3, Manitoba
  Division No. 3, Manitoba
  The Division No. 3 Pembina Valley is part of the Pembina Valley Region in the south-central region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. Its major service center is the city of Winkler. Other important towns include Morden, Altona, and Carman....
  
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- Pilot Mound Area (Division No. 4, Manitoba
  Division No. 4, Manitoba
  Division No. 4 Pilot Mound is part of the Pembina Valley Region in the south-central region of the province of Manitoba, Canada.The major industry of the Pilot Mound is mixed farming and livestock.-References:*-External links:***...
  
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Westman
Westman Region, Manitoba
Westman is the name given to the Southwestern area of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The area's major service center is the city of Brandon, and to some extent, the city of Winnipeg. Winnipeg is not part of Westman, but is to the east, and is the provincial capital of Manitoba. The region...
- Brandon Area (Division No. 7, Manitoba
  Division No. 7, Manitoba
  Division No. 7 Brandon Area is part of the Westman Region in the south western area of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The area's major service center is the city of Brandon, the second largest city in the province. The area population in 2001 was 57,148.The major industries of the Brandon area...
  
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- South West Area (Division No. 5, Manitoba
  Division No. 5, Manitoba
  Division No. 5 Southwestern area is part of the Westman Region in the south west area of the province of Manitoba, Canada.The major industry of Westman is agriculture. However there is also some oil production in the southwest area of the region....
  
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- Virden Area (Division No. 6, Manitoba
  Division No. 6, Manitoba
  Division No. 6 Virden is part of the Westman Region of south west Manitoba. The major service center for the area is the Town of Virden. The area population as of 2001 was 10,110. The economy of the area is mixed farming, livestock and crude oil production.-Major Communities:* Elkhorn* Oak Lake*...
  
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- Western Manitoba (Division No. 15, Manitoba
  Division No. 15, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 15 Western Manitoba is part of the Westman Region of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The economy of the region is based on agriculture, livestock and hog processing. The population of the area based on the 2006 census was 21,417....
  
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Winnipeg Capital Region
Winnipeg Capital Region, Manitoba
The Winnipeg Capital Region is located in the Red River Valley in the south central portion of the province of Manitoba, Canada, containing the provincial capital of Winnipeg and its surrounding rural municipalities , cities, and towns. It was created to co-ordinate land use policy and economic...

(Unlike the other regions, this region also includes municipalities that are components of the other regions that border it.)
- Winnipeg census division
  Census divisions of Canada
  The census geographic units of Canada are the country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's five-yearly census...
  
  (Division No. 11, Manitoba
  Division No. 11, Manitoba
  Census Division No. 11 Winnipeg is located in the Winnipeg Capital Region of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The City of Winnipeg is the Capital city of the province and comprises the largest portion of the census division. The population of the area as of the 2006 census was 636,177...
  
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  - City 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...
  - Headingley
    Headingley, Manitoba
    Headingley is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located directly west of Winnipeg and has a population of 2,726 people as of the 2006 census. The Trans-Canada Highway and the Assiniboine River run through the municipality. The portion located on the south bank of the Assiniboine is...
- Three municipalities from the Central Plains Region
  Central Plains Region, Manitoba
  Central Plains is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the south central part of the province, directly west of Winnipeg. Its major service centre is the city of Portage la Prairie. The Trans-Canada Highway and Yellowhead Highway both run through this...
  
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  - Cartier
    Cartier, Manitoba
    Rural Municipality of Cartier is part of the Central Plains Region in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is named after Sir George-Étienne Cartier who was a leader in bringing Quebec into Confederation.It was part of a larger municipality, St...
  - Macdonald
    Macdonald, Manitoba
    Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2006 census was 5,653.-External links:**...
  - St. François Xavier
    St. François Xavier, Manitoba
    St. François Xavier is a rural municipality lying west-northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region and had a 2001 census population of 1,024....
- Three municipalities from the Eastman Region
  Eastman Region, Manitoba
  Division No. 1 also known as Eastman is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the south-eastern corner of the province, lying between the Red River and Manitoba-Ontario border, and the US-Canada border and Winnipeg River. The city of Steinbach is the...
  
  (portions of Divisions 2 and 12):
  - Ritchot
    Ritchot, Manitoba
    Ritchot is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the south side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region and had a population of 4,958 as of the 2001 census. The separately administered town of Niverville lies adjacent to its southeastern part, between it and the...
  - Springfield
    Springfield, Manitoba
    Springfield is Manitoba's oldest and largest rural municipality. Established in 1873, Springfield stretches from urban industrial development on the eastern boundary of the City of Winnipeg, through urban, rural residential, agricultural and natural landscapes, to the Agassiz Provincial Forest on...
  - Taché
    Taché, Manitoba
    Incorporated in 1880, Taché is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. Named after the Bishop Taché , it is located to the south-east of Winnipeg, stretching from the Red River Floodway in the west to the beginning of the Canadian Shield in the east...
- Eight municipalities from the Interlake Region
  Interlake Region, Manitoba
  Manitoba's Interlake is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. As the name indicates, it lies roughly between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba and comprises 14 rural municipalities, one city , six towns and one village, Dunnottar...
  
  (all of Division 13 and part of Division 14):
  - East St. Paul
    East St. Paul, Manitoba
    East St. Paul is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located north-east of and adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and is part of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. The municipality encompasses and is bounded by the Red River to the west; the municipality of St. Clements to the north; the...
  - Rockwood
    Rockwood, Manitoba
    Rockwood is a rural municipality lying north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region and had a 2001 census population of 7,654. The towns of Stonewall and Teulon are both wholly located in Rockwood.-References:**...
  - Rosser
    Rosser, Manitoba
    Rosser, Manitoba is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the northwest side of Winnipeg at . It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region. Its population as of the 2001 census was 1,412....
  - Selkirk
    Selkirk, Manitoba
    Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....
  - St. Andrews
    St. Andrews, Manitoba
    St. Andrews is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg and the Red River demarcates the eastern boundary of the municipality. St. Andrews contains the communities of Clandeboye, Petersfield, and Lockport . It is part of Manitoba census division 13....
  - St. Clements
    St. Clements, Manitoba
    St. Clements is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg, stretching from East St. Paul and Birds Hill Provincial Park in the south to Lake Winnipeg and Grand Beach Provincial Park to the north. The Red River demarcates the western boundary of the...
  - Stonewall
    Stonewall, Manitoba
    Stonewall is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba with a population of 4,376 as of the 2006 census. The town is situated approximately north of Winnipeg on PTH 67. It is known for its limestone quarries. The local festival is the Quarry Days which is usually held over three days in August...
  - West St. Paul
    West St. Paul, Manitoba
    West St. Paul is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It lies adjacent to the north side of Winnipeg, and directly west of the Red River. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, and had a population of 4,357 as of the 2006 census...

External links

Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
- Regional Map.
- Municipality Profiles.

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