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Benito, Manitoba
Unincorporated urban community in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benito is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Swan Valley West, Manitoba, Canada.[1]
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Unincorporated urban community | |
![]() Farmers' elevator in Benito, 1914 | |
Coordinates: 51.9151003°N 101.5482155°W / 51.9151003; -101.5482155 | |
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Municipality | Swan Valley West |
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• Land | 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 370 |
• Density | 429.9/km2 (1,113/sq mi) |
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Prior to 1 January 2015, Benito was designated as a village. The community is situated in the Swan River Valley, 37 km (23 mi) southwest of Swan River, 475 km (295 mi) northwest of Winnipeg, and 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border. To the south is Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest, to the north is Thunder Hill and further north of Swan River is Porcupine Mountain Provincial Park.
Benito has a large farming sector; its economic base is agriculture and logging.[2]