Winnipegosis
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This article is about the unincorporated community. For the lake, see Lake Winnipegosis. For the komatite formation, see Winnipegosis komatiite belt.
Winnipegosis is an unincorporated urban community in the Rural Municipality of Mossey River, Manitoba, Canada. It lies at the mouth of the Mossey River on Lake Winnipegosis in west-central Manitoba.
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Winnipegosis | |
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Unincorporated urban community | |
Nickname: Little Muddy Water | |
Coordinates: 51°38′55″N 99°55′33″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Parkland Region |
Municipality | Mossey River |
Incorporated | March 10, 1915 |
Amalgamated | January 1, 2015 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Ron Kostyshyn |
• MLA (Swan River) | Rick Wowchuk (PC) |
• MP (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) | Dan Mazier (CPC) |
Population | |
• Total | 647 |
• Density | 258.8/km2 (670/sq mi) |
• Change 2006-11 | 3.0% |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
Postal code | R0L 2G0 |
Area code | 204 |
Demonym | Winnipegosiser |
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The community was once categorized as a village, but this status was relinquished on 1 January 2015 upon its amalgamation with the RM of Mossey River.[3][4]