Rural Municipality of Alonsa

Alonsa
Alonsa
Rural municipality
	Rural Municipality of Alonsa
	Location of Alonsa in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 50°47′59″N 98°58′36″W / 50.7996°N 98.9766°WCoordinates: 50°47′59″N 98°58′36″W / 50.7996°N 98.9766°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated as an LGD	January 1, 1945
Incorporated as a rural municipality	January 1, 1997
Government
• Reeve	Tom Anderson
• Councillors	Colin Mailman; Eldon Campbell; Edward Waczko; Michael Brown; Terry Dayholos; Logan Dumanske
Area
• Total	2,977.50 km2 (1,149.62 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	1,247
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	rmofalonsa.com

Alonsa is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba, western Canada. It lies on the west side of Lake Manitoba.^[2]

Located within the borders of the municipality is the Indian reserve of Ebb and Flow 52, as well as the 60,000 m² (6 ha) , located 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the town of Alonsa, on one of a series of sand ridges that extend the length of the west side lake. The park is currently under lease to a private operator but development plans include a provincial campground and day use facility.^[3]

The incorporation of Alonsa on 1 January 1945 was as a Local Government District (LGD). It received rural municipality status on 1 January 1997.