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Rural Municipality of Dufferin
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. For the Saskatchewan municipality of the same name, see Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190.
Dufferin is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Carman lies near its centre.
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Dufferin | |
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Rural Municipality of Dufferin | |
![]() Location of Dufferin in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 98°04′12″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Incorporated | November 1, 1890 |
Area | |
• Total | 916.11 km2 (353.71 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,543 |
• Density | 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
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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.