A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Under the province's Municipal Act of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than to incorporate as a rural municipality. Manitoba has 98 RMs, which had a cumulative population of 301,438 as of the 2016 Census. This is a decrease from 116 RMs prior to January 1, 2015, when municipalities with less than 1,000 people were directed by the provincial government to amalgamate with adjoining municipalities to comply with the Municipal Act.

The most and least populated RMs as of the 2016 census are Hanover and Victoria Beach with populations of 15,733 and 398 respectively. East St. Paul is the most densely populated RM at

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|scope="row"| Ste. Anne || Ste. Anne* || align=center| || ||align=center| ||align=center|

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|scope="row"| Ste. Rose || Ste. Rose du Lac || align=center| || ||align=center| ||align=center|

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|scope="row"| Stuartburn|| Vita || align=center| || ||align=center| ||align=center|

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|scope="row"| Swan Valley West || Swan River* ||align=center| || ||align=center| ||align=center|

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|scope="row"| Taché || Dufresne || align=center| || ||align=center| ||align=center|

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|scope="row"| Thompson || Miami || align=center| || ||align=center| ||align=center|

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|scope="row"| Two Borders || Melita* || align=center| || ||align=center| ||align=center|

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|scope="row"| Victoria || Holland || align=center| ||

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| Albert, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Two Borders

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| Archie, RM of ||align=center | || RM of Ellice – Archie

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| Arthur, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Two Borders

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| Assiniboia, RM of ||align=center | ||City of St. James–Assiniboia

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| Bifrost, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton

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| Birtle, RM of ||align=center | || Prairie View Municipality

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| Blanshard, RM of ||align=center | || RM of Oakview

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| Brooklands, RM of ||align=center | ||City of St. James

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| Brenda, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Brenda – Waskada

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| Cameron, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Grassland

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| Charleswood, RM of ||align=center | || City of Winnipeg

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| Clanwilliam, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson

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| Daly, RM of ||align=center | || Riverdale Municipality

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| Douglas, RM of||align=center | || RM of Rhineland

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| East Kildonan, RM of ||align=center | || City of East Kildonan and RM of North Kildonan

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| Edward, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Two Borders

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| Ellice, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Ellice – Archie

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| Eriksdale, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of West Interlake

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| Ethelbert, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Ethelbert

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| Fort Garry, RM of ||align=center | || City of Winnipeg

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| Franklin, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Emerson – Franklin

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| Gilbert Plains, RM of ||align=center | || Gilbert Plains Municipality

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| Glenella, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne

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| Glenwood, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Souris – Glenwood

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| Grandview, RM of ||align=center | || Grandview Municipality

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| Hamiota, RM of ||align=center | || Hamiota Municipality

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| Harrison, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Harrison Park

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| Hespeler, RM of ||align=center| || |RM of Hanover

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| Hillsburg, RM of||align=center | ||Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River

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| Kildonan, RM of || || RMs of East Kildonan and West Kildonan

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| Lakeview, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone

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| Langford, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of North Cypress – Langford

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| Lansdowne, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne

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| Lawrence, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Lakeshore

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| Lorne, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Lorne

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| Louise, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Louise

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| McCreary, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of McCreary

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| Miniota, RM of ||align=center | ||Prairie View Municipality

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| Minitonas, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman

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| Minto, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Minto-Odanah

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| Morton, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Boissevain – Morton

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| North Cypress, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of North Cypress – Langford

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| North Kildonan, RM of ||align=center | || City of Winnipeg

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| North Norfolk, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of North Norfolk

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| Oakland, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa

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| Ochre River, RM of||align=center | ||RM of Lakeshore

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| Odanah, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Minto-Odanah

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| Old Kildonan, RM of ||align=center | || City of Winnipeg

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| Park, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Harrison Park

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| Pembina, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Pembina

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| Rhineland, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Rhineland

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| Riverside, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Prairie Lakes

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| Roblin, RM of ||align=center | ||Cartwright – Roblin Municipality

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| Rossburn, RM of ||align=center | ||Rossburn Municipality

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| Russell, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Russell – Binscarth

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| Saskatchewan, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Oakview

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| Shell River, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River

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| Shellmouth, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Shellmouth-Boulton

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| Shellmouth-Boulton, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Riding Mountain West

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| Shoal Lake, Municipality of ||align=center | ||RM of Yellowhead

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| Shoal Lake, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Shoal Lake

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| Siglunes, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of West Interlake

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| Silver Creek, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Riding Mountain West

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| South Cypress, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Glenboro – South Cypress

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| South Norfolk, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Norfolk Treherne

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| Ste. Rose, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Ste. Rose

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| St. James, RM of ||align=center | ||City of St. James

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| St. Vital, RM of ||align=center | || City of St. Vital

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| Strathclair, RM of||align=center | ||RM of Yellowhead

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| Strathcona, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Prairie Lakes

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| Swan River, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Swan Valley West

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| Turtle Mountain, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain

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| Wallace, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Wallace – Woodworth

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| Westbourne, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone

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| West Kildonan, RM of ||align=center | || Town of West Kildonan

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| Whitewater, RM of ||align=center | || Municipality of Grassland

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| Winchester, RM of ||align=center | ||Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester

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| Woodworth, RM of ||align=center | ||RM of Wallace – Woodworth

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See also

  • List of local urban districts in Manitoba
  • List of communities in Manitoba
  • List of ghost towns in Manitoba
  • List of municipalities in Manitoba
  • List of cities in Manitoba
  • List of towns in Manitoba
  • List of villages in Manitoba
  • Amalgamation of Winnipeg
  • Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
  • List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

  • Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities
  • Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
  • Regional Map (archived).
  • Census Divisions Map.
  • Municipality Profiles.