Bagot, Manitoba

Bagot
Bagot

Location of Bagot in Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°58′9″N 98°37′48″W / 49.96917°N 98.63000°W / 49.96917; -98.63000Coordinates: 49°58′9″N 98°37′48″W / 49.96917°N 98.63000°W / 49.96917; -98.63000
Country  Canada
Province  Manitoba
Region Central Plains
Census Division No. 8
Government
  Mayor Travis Nearing
  Governing Body Rural Municipality of North Norfolk Council
  MP Candice Bergen
  MLA Stu Briese
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal Code R0H 0E0
Area code(s) 204, 431
NTS Map 062G15
GNBC Code GABLM
motto- Facta Non Verba

Bagot is an unincorporated community located in the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) west of Portage la Prairie,[1] on Provincial Road 242. It was established as a Canadian Pacific Railroad point in 1881 and named by the Marquis of Lorne, Governor General of Canada, after his aide-de-camp Captain, the Honourable W. R. Bagot, later the fourth Baron of Bagot. [2]

References

  1. "Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances". nrcan.gc.ca. 2011-10-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  2. Manitoba Place Names
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