Rural Municipality of Mountain

Mountain
Rural Municipality of Mountain
Location of the Rural Municipality of Mountain in Manitoba
Location of the Rural Municipality of Mountain in Manitoba
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Coordinates: 52°16′27″N 100°36′30″W / 52.27417°N 100.60833°W / 52.27417; -100.60833
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionParkland
Incorporated as an LGDJanuary 1, 1945 (1945-01-01)
Incorporated as an RMJanuary 1, 1997 (1997-01-01)
Government
 • ReeveRobert Hanson
Area
 • Land2,607.77 km2 (1,006.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total978
Websitermofmountain.com

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 / 52.58000; -101.01500, and Mountain (South) at 51°58′21″N 100°23′31″W / 51.97250°N 100.39194°W / 51.97250; -100.39194—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]

  1. ^ a b c "History". RM of Mountain. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Manitoba Communities: Mountain (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.