Rural Municipality of Dufferin
Dufferin | |
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Rural Municipality of Dufferin | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Incorporated | November 1, 1890 |
Area | |
• Total | 913.27 km2 (352.62 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,435 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Dufferin is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Carman lies near its centre.
The R.M. was named after Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava who was Governor General of Canada (1872–78). The now rural municipality was described as a new settlement in 1874.
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Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 98°04′12″W / 49.53194°N 98.07000°W
Categories:
- Rural municipalities in Manitoba
- Manitoba geography stubs