The Westman Region (also known as Western Manitoba or simply Westman) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the southwestern corner of the province.
Westman Region | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Area | |
• Total | 27,384.24 km2 (10,573.11 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 117,432 |
• Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
The city of Brandon is the largest urban centre in the Westman Region. Primary economic industries in the region include agriculture, food processing, manufacturing, education, petroleum, transportation, and tourism. Riding Mountain National Park and eight provincial parks are located within Westman. As of 2021, the region had a recorded population of 117,432 people.
Together with the Parkland Region to the north, Westman composes the broader Prairie Mountain health region,[2] and is provided healthcare services by Prairie Mountain Health.[3]
Major communities
editCities and towns
editName of Population Centre | Population (2021) | Status |
---|---|---|
Brandon | 51,313 | City |
Carberry | 1,818 | Town |
Melita | 1,041 | Town |
Minnedosa | 2,741 | Town |
Neepawa | 5,685 | Town |
Virden | 3,118 | Town |
Rural municipalities and unincorporated communities
editRural municipality | Unincorporated communities | Census division | Population (2021) |
---|---|---|---|
Boissevain–Morton |
|
5 | 2,309 |
Brenda–Waskada | 5 | 650 | |
Clanwilliam–Erickson |
|
15 | 1,239 |
Cornwallis | 7 | 4,568 | |
Deloraine–Winchester | 5 | 1,478 | |
Ellice–Archie |
|
15 | 831 |
Elton | 7 | 1,276 | |
Glenboro–South Cypress | 7 | 1,123 | |
Grassland |
|
5 | 1,583 |
Hamiota |
|
15 | 1234 |
Harrison Park |
|
15 | 1,852 |
Killarney–Turtle Mountain | 5 | 3,429 | |
Minto–Odanah |
|
15 | 1,121 |
North Cypress–Langford | 7 / 15 | 3,011 | |
Oakland–Wawanesa | 7 | 1,758 | |
Oakview |
|
15 | 1,928 |
Pipestone | 6 | 1,422 | |
Prairie Lakes | 5 | 1,625 | |
Prairie View | 15 | 2,161 | |
Riverdale |
|
7 | 1,803 |
Rosedale | 15 | 1,524 | |
Sifton |
|
6 | 1,239 |
Souris–Glenwood |
|
7 | 2,547 |
Two Borders | 5 | 1,120 | |
Wallace–Woodworth | 6 | 2,748 | |
Whitehead | 7 | 1,679 | |
Yellowhead |
|
15 | 1,679 |
** Unincorporated Urban Community
^ Local Urban District
First Nations and reserves
edit- Birdtail Sioux First Nation
- Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation
- Gambler First Nation
- Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
- Rolling River First Nation
- Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
- Waywayseecappo First Nation
Canadian Forces
editPoints of interest
editNational parks
editProvincial parks
edit- Criddle/Vane Homestead Provincial Park
- Grand Valley Provincial Park
- Oak Lake Provincial Park
- Rivers Provincial Park
- Seton Provincial Park
- Spruce Woods Provincial Park
- Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
- William Lake Provincial Park
Other parks
editTransport
editAirports
edit- Brandon Municipal Airport (primary)
- Deloraine Airport
- Erickson Municipal Airport
- Glenboro Airport
- Killarney Municipal Airport
- Melita Airport
- Minnedosa Airport
- Neepawa Airport
- Reston/R.M. of Pipestone Airport
- Riding Mountain Airport
- Shoal Lake Airport
- Shoal Lake Water Aerodrome
- Souris Glenwood Industrial Air Park
- Strathclair Airport
- Virden (Gabrielle Farm) Airport
- Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome
Railways
editHighways
editReferences
edit- Specific
- ^ "Southwest economic region statistics". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "In Your Community". Manitoba Parent Zone - Healthy Child Manitoba. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (December 16, 2015). "Health Regions: Boundaries and Correspondence with Census Geography". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- General