Westman Region

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Westman is a region in the southwestern area of Manitoba, Canada. The region's urban centre is Brandon. The region comprises four of Statistics Canada's census divisions of Canada, Manitoba Census Divisions No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, and No. 15. Together they have a land area of 27,242.06 km² (10,518.22 sq mi) and had a population of 108,868 at the 2011 census.

The major industry of Westman is agriculture. However there is also some oil production in the southwest area of the region. The town of Minnedosa is home to one of Canada's largest internet pharmacies.

Major communities

• Birtle
• Boissevain
• Brandon
• Carberry
• Deloraine
• Glenboro
• Hamiota
• Killarney
• Melita
• Minnedosa
• Neepawa
• Rivers
• Shoal Lake
• Souris
• Virden
• Wawanesa
• Waywayseecappo

References

• 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

External links

• Manitoba Regional Profiles: Westman Region

Subdivisions of Manitoba Subdivisions Regions Census divisions Municipalities Communities Indian reserves Population centres Designated places Regions Winnipeg Capital Region Central Plains Eastman Interlake Northern Parkland Pembina Valley Westman Red River Valley Cities Brandon Dauphin Flin Flon Morden Portage la Prairie Selkirk Steinbach Thompson Winkler Winnipeg Towns Altona Arborg Beausejour Carberry Carman Churchill Gillam Grand Rapids Lac du Bonnet Leaf Rapids Lynn Lake Melita Minnedosa Morris Neepawa Niverville The Pas Powerview-Pine Falls Snow Lake Ste. Anne Swan River Teulon Virden Winnipeg Beach Former towns: Birtle Boissevain Deloraine Emerson Erickson Gilbert Plains Gladstone Grandview Gretna Hamiota Hartney MacGregor Manitou Minitonas Oak Lake Pilot Mound Plum Coulee Rapid City Rivers Roblin Rossburn Russell Souris Sainte Rose du Lac Treherne Villages Dunnottar St-Pierre-Jolys Former villages: Benito Binscarth Bowsman Cartwright Crystal City Elkhorn Ethelbert Glenboro McCreary Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Riverton Somerset St. Claude St. Lazare Waskada Wawanesa Winnipegosis Portal:Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°52′30″N 100°20′00″W / 49.87500°N 100.33333°W / 49.87500; -100.33333