The Rural Municipality of Roblin is a former

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(RM) in the

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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 15, 1902. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the Village of Cartwright to form the

Cartwright – Roblin Municipality Cartwright–Roblin Municipality is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The municipality was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Roblin (2011 population 932) and the Village of Cartwrig ...

. The former RM is located in the

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of the province along the border of the state of

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in the

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. According to the Canada 2006 Census, the former RM had a population of 964.

Geography

According to

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, the former RM had an area of 716.15 km² (276.51 sq mi).

Communities

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* Mather

Adjacent municipalities

Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain Turtle Mountain or Turtle Mountains may refer to: * Turtle Mountain in Alberta, Canada * Turtle Mountain in Shanxi, China * Turtle Mountain (electoral district), a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba * Turtle Mounta ...

- (west) *

Rural Municipality of Strathcona The Rural Municipality of Strathcona is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality in April 1906. It ceased to exist on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincia ...

- (northwest) *

Rural Municipality of Argyle Argyle is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It was incorporated on 15 August 1881 and is named after John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll who was the fourth Governor General of Canada. Baldur is the largest communi ...

- (north) *

Rural Municipality of Louise The Rural Municipality of Louise is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14, 1880. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially man ...

- (east) *

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- (south)

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* Roblin Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub

Geography

Communities

Adjacent municipalities

See also

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