Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Oakland – Wawanesa | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa | |
 Administration building for the Municipality of Oakland - Wawanesa in Wawanesa. | |
 Location of the RM of Oakland-Wawanesa in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°37′15″N 99°50′53″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,758 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Oakland and the Village of Wawanesa.[1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[3] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Oakland-Wawanesa had a population of 1,758 living in 625 of its 670 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 1,690. With a land area of 578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
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