Westman Region

The Westman Region (also known as Western Manitoba or simply Westman) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the southwestern corner of the province.

Westman Region
Region of Manitoba
Map of the Westman Region in Manitoba.
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Area
• Total	27,384.24 km2 (10,573.11 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	117,432
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)

The city of Brandon is the largest urban centre in the Westman Region. Primary economic industries in the region include agriculture, food processing, manufacturing, education, petroleum, transportation, and tourism. Riding Mountain National Park and eight provincial parks are located within Westman. As of 2021, the region had a recorded population of 117,432 people.

Together with the Parkland Region to the north, Westman composes the broader Prairie Mountain health region,^[2] and is provided healthcare services by Prairie Mountain Health.^[3]

Major communities

Cities and towns

Name of Population Centre	Population (2021)	Status
Brandon	51,313	City
Carberry	1,818	Town
Melita	1,041	Town
Minnedosa	2,741	Town
Neepawa	5,685	Town
Virden	3,118	Town

Rural municipalities and unincorporated communities

Rural municipality	Unincorporated communities	Census division	Population (2021)
Boissevain–Morton	Boissevain** Whitewater	5	2,309
Brenda–Waskada	Goodlands Leighton Medora Napinka Waskada	5	650
Clanwilliam–Erickson	Crocus Erickson** Hilltop Kerrs Lake Scandinavia	15	1,239
Cornwallis	Chater Cottonwoods Sprucewoods	7	4,568
Deloraine–Winchester	Deloraine** Dand Mountainside Regent	5	1,478
Ellice–Archie	Chillon Manson McAuley St. Lazare Victor Wattsview Willen	15	831
Elton	Douglas Forrest Justice	7	1,276
Glenboro–South Cypress	Ashdown Aweme Glenboro** Skalholt Stockton Treesbank	7	1,123
Grassland	Argue Bunclody Elgin Fairfax Hartney** Grande-Clairière Lauder Minto Regent Underhill	5	1,583
Hamiota	Decker Hamiota** Lavinia McConnell Oakner Pope	15	1234
Harrison Park	Crawford Park Horod Newdale Onanole Rackham Rogers Sandy Lake Seech	15	1,852
Killarney–Turtle Mountain	Bannerman Enterprise Holmfield Killarney** Lena Ninga^ Rhodes Wakopa	5	3,429
Minto–Odanah	Bethany Clanwilliam	15	1,121
North Cypress–Langford	Brookdale Edrans Fairview Firdale Gregg Hallboro Harte Ingelow Melbourne Mentmore Oberon Wellwood	7 / 15	3,011
Oakland–Wawanesa	Carroll Methven Nesbitt Rounthwaite Wawanesa	7	1,758
Oakview	Brumlie Basswood Cardale Norman Oak River Rapid City^	15	1,928
Pipestone	Butler Cromer Ebor Ewart Linklater Pipestone Reston^ Scarth Sinclair Woodnorth	6	1,422
Prairie Lakes	Belmont^ Dunrea Hartney Junction Hilton Margaret Ninette^	5	1,625
Prairie View	Arrow River Beulah Birtle** Crandall Foxwarren Isabella Miniota Quadra Reeder Solsgirth Uno	15	2,161
Riverdale	Bradwardine Levine Myra Rivers** Wheatland	7	1,803
Rosedale	Birnie Eden Franklin Kelwood^ Mountain Road Polonia Riding Mountain	15	1,524
Sifton	Algar Belleview Deleau Findlay Griswold Oak Lake** Oak Lake Beach Ralston Routledge	6	1,239
Souris–Glenwood	Hayfield Menteith Newstead Schwitzer Souris**	7	2,547
Two Borders	Bede Bernice Broomhill Coulter Dalny Elva Lyleton Pierson Tilston	5	1,120
Wallace–Woodworth	Elkhorn^ Harding Hargrave Harmsworth Kenton^ Kirkella Kola Lenore Maples Two Creeks	6	2,748
Whitehead	Alexander^ Ashbury Beresford Kemnay Villette Roseland	7	1,679
Yellowhead	Elphinstone Glenforsa Glossop Ipswich Kelloe Menzie Oakburn Shoal Lake** Strathclair	15	1,679

** Unincorporated Urban Community
^ Local Urban District

First Nations and reserves

• Birdtail Sioux First Nation
• Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation
• Gambler First Nation
• Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
• Rolling River First Nation
• Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
• Waywayseecappo First Nation

Canadian Forces

• CFB Shilo

Points of interest

National parks

• Riding Mountain National Park

Provincial parks

• Criddle/Vane Homestead Provincial Park
• Grand Valley Provincial Park
• Oak Lake Provincial Park
• Rivers Provincial Park
• Seton Provincial Park
• Spruce Woods Provincial Park
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
• William Lake Provincial Park

Other parks

• International Peace Garden

Transport

Airports

• Brandon Municipal Airport (primary)
• Deloraine Airport
• Erickson Municipal Airport
• Glenboro Airport
• Killarney Municipal Airport
• Melita Airport
• Minnedosa Airport
• Neepawa Airport
• Reston/R.M. of Pipestone Airport
• Riding Mountain Airport
• Shoal Lake Airport
• Shoal Lake Water Aerodrome
• Souris Glenwood Industrial Air Park
• Strathclair Airport
• Virden (Gabrielle Farm) Airport
• Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome

Railways

• Rivers station (VIA Rail)

Highways

• PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
• PTH 2
• PTH 3
• PTH 5
• PTH 10
• PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway)
• PTH 18
• PTH 21
• PTH 23
• PTH 41
• PTH 42
• PTH 45
• PTH 83