Gilbert Plains Municipality

Gilbert Plains
Rural municipality
Gilbert Plains Municipality
Gilbert Plains

Location of Gilbert Plains Municipality in Manitoba

Coordinates: 51°09′17″N 100°26′17″W / 51.15472°N 100.43806°W / 51.15472; -100.43806Coordinates: 51°09′17″N 100°26′17″W / 51.15472°N 100.43806°W / 51.15472; -100.43806
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015[1]
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Gilbert Plains Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Gilbert Plains and the Town of Gilbert Plains.[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.[2] 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.[3]

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