Mountain | |
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Rural Municipality of Mountain | |
Coordinates: 52°16′27″N 100°36′30″W / 52.27417°N 100.60833°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Parkland |
Incorporated as an LGD | January 1, 1945 |
Incorporated as an RM | January 1, 1997 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Robert Hanson |
Area | |
• Land | 2,607.77 km2 (1,006.87 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 978 |
Website | rmofmountain |
The Rural Municipality of Mountain is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, western Canada.
Its 2,607 square kilometres (1,007 sq mi) is split geographically into two large sections—Mountain (North) at 52°34′48″N 101°00′54″W / 52.58000°N 101.01500°W, and Mountain (South) at 51°58′21″N 100°23′31″W / 51.97250°N 100.39194°W—separated by approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) at the northeast corner of Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman.[1]
The municipality, which was named for the nearby Porcupine and Duck Mountains,[2] sits along the east side of both the Porcupine Provincial Forest in the north and the Duck Mountain Provincial Forest in the south.[1]
Its largest communities are the local urban districts of Pine River, Birch River, and Mafeking.[1]