Rural Municipality of Hanover

Rural Municipality of Hanover
Steinbach (upper) and Blumenort (lower) as seen from the air.
Steinbach (upper) and Blumenort (lower) as seen from the air.
The Location of the RM of Hanover in Manitoba
The Location of the RM of Hanover in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 96°50′57″W / 49.44333°N 96.84917°W / 49.44333; -96.84917
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
IncorporatedMay 25, 1881 (1881-05-25)
Amalgamated1890
Government
 • ReeveJim Funk
Area
 • Total
730.44 km2 (282.02 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2021 Census)[1]
 • Total
17,216
 • Density23.6/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitehttp://www.hanovermb.ca/

The Rural Municipality of Hanover is a rural municipality (RM) in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, located southeast of Winnipeg in Division No. 2.

It is Manitoba's most populous rural municipality and fourth-most populous municipality overall (behind the cities of Winnipeg, Brandon, and Steinbach) as of the 2021 census.

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, Rural Municipality of Hanover". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.