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.

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, and is provided healthcare services by Prairie Mountain Health.

Major communities

Cities and towns

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Name 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

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Rural municipality

!class="unsortable" |Unincorporated communities

!Census division

!Population (2021)

|-

|Boissevain–Morton

|

  • Boissevain**
  • Whitewater

|5

|2,309

|-

|Brenda–Waskada

|

  • Goodlands
  • Leighton
  • Medora
  • Napinka
  • Waskada

|5

|650

|-

|Clanwilliam–Erickson

|

  • Crocus
  • Erickson**
  • Hilltop
  • Kerrs Lake
  • Scandinavia

|15

|1,239

|-

|Cornwallis

|

  • Chater
  • Cottonwoods
  • Sprucewoods

|7

|4,568

|-

|Deloraine–Winchester

|

  • Deloraine**
  • Dand
  • Mountainside
  • Regent

|5

|1,478

|-

|Ellice–Archie

|

  • Chillon
  • Manson
  • McAuley
  • St. Lazare
  • Victor
  • Wattsview
  • Willen

|15

|831

|-

|Elton

|

  • Douglas
  • Forrest
  • Justice

|7

|1,276

|-

|Glenboro–South Cypress

|

  • Ashdown
  • Aweme
  • Glenboro**
  • Skalholt
  • Stockton
  • Treesbank

|7

|1,123

|-

|Grassland

|

  • Argue
  • Bunclody
  • Elgin
  • Fairfax
  • Hartney**
  • Grande-Clairière
  • Lauder
  • Minto
  • Regent
  • Underhill

|5

|1,583

|-

|Hamiota

|

  • Decker
  • Hamiota**
  • Lavinia
  • McConnell
  • Oakner
  • Pope

|15

|1234

|-

|Harrison Park

|

  • Crawford Park
  • Horod
  • Newdale
  • Onanole
  • Rackham
  • Rogers
  • Sandy Lake
  • Seech

|15

|1,852

|-

|Killarney–Turtle Mountain

|

  • Bannerman
  • Enterprise
  • Holmfield
  • Killarney**
  • Lena
  • Ninga^
  • Rhodes
  • Wakopa

|5

|3,429

|-

|Minto–Odanah

|

  • Bethany
  • Clanwilliam

|15

|1,121

|-

|North Cypress–Langford

|

  • Brookdale
  • Edrans
  • Fairview
  • Firdale
  • Gregg
  • Hallboro
  • Harte
  • Ingelow
  • Melbourne
  • Mentmore
  • Oberon
  • Wellwood

|7 / 15

|3,011

|-

|Oakland–Wawanesa

|

  • Carroll
  • Methven
  • Nesbitt
  • Rounthwaite
  • Wawanesa

|7

|1,758

|-

|Oakview

|

  • Brumlie
  • Basswood
  • Cardale
  • Norman
  • Oak River
  • Rapid City^

|15

|1,928

|-

|Pipestone

|

  • Butler
  • Cromer
  • Ebor
  • Ewart
  • Linklater
  • Pipestone
  • Reston^
  • Scarth
  • Sinclair
  • Woodnorth

|6

|1,422

|-

|Prairie Lakes

|

  • Belmont^
  • Dunrea
  • Hartney Junction
  • Hilton
  • Margaret
  • Ninette^

|5

|1,625

|-

|Prairie View

|

  • Arrow River
  • Beulah
  • Birtle**
  • Crandall
  • Foxwarren
  • Isabella
  • Miniota
  • Quadra
  • Reeder
  • Solsgirth
  • Uno

|15

|2,161

|-

|Riverdale

|

  • Bradwardine
  • Levine
  • Myra
  • Rivers**
  • Wheatland

|7

|1,803

|-

|Rosedale

|

  • Birnie
  • Eden
  • Franklin
  • Kelwood^
  • Mountain Road
  • Polonia
  • Riding Mountain

|15

|1,524

|-

|Sifton

|

  • Algar
  • Belleview
  • Deleau
  • Findlay
  • Griswold
  • Oak Lake**
  • Oak Lake Beach
  • Ralston
  • Routledge

|6

|1,239

|-

|Souris–Glenwood

|

  • Hayfield
  • Menteith
  • Newstead
  • Schwitzer
  • Souris**

|7

|2,547

|-

|Two Borders

|

  • Bede
  • Bernice
  • Broomhill
  • Coulter
  • Dalny
  • Elva
  • Lyleton
  • Pierson
  • Tilston

|5

|1,120

|-

|Wallace–Woodworth

|

  • Elkhorn^
  • Harding
  • Hargrave
  • Harmsworth
  • Kenton^
  • Kirkella
  • Kola
  • Lenore
  • Maples
  • Two Creeks

|6

|2,748

|-

|Whitehead

|

  • Alexander^
  • Ashbury
  • Beresford
  • Kemnay
  • Villette
  • Roseland

|7

|1,679

|-

|Yellowhead

|

  • Elphinstone
  • Glenforsa
  • Glossop
  • Ipswich
  • Kelloe
  • Menzie
  • Oakburn
  • Shoal Lake**
  • Strathclair

|15

|1,679

|}

<small>** Unincorporated Urban Community</small><br>

<small>^ Local Urban District</small>

First Nations and reserves

  • 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

  • CFB Shilo

Points of interest

National parks

  • Riding Mountain National Park

Provincial parks

  • 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

  • International Peace Garden

Transport

Airports

  • 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

  • Rivers station (VIA Rail)

Highways

  • PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
  • PTH 2
  • PTH 3
  • PTH 5
  • PTH 10
  • PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway)
  • PTH 18
  • PTH 21
  • PTH 23
  • PTH 41
  • PTH 42
  • PTH 45
  • PTH 83

References

;Specific

;General

  • Community Profile: Census Division No. 5, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
  • Community Profile: Census Division No. 6, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
  • Community Profile: Census Division No. 7, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
  • Community Profile: Census Division No. 15, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
  • Manitoba Regional Profiles: Westman Region