Manitoba is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 residents as of 2021 and is the sixth largest in land area at 540,310 km2 (208,610 sq mi). Manitoba's 137 municipalities cover only 21% of the province's land mass yet are home to 95% of its population. These municipalities provide local government services to their residents. A municipality in Manitoba is "a municipality that is continued or formed under" the Municipal Act, which was enacted in 1996. Municipalities that can be formed under this legislation include urban municipalities (cities, towns and villages) and rural municipalities. The Local Government Districts Act, enacted in 1987, allows the formation of local government districts as another municipality type. Of Manitoba's 137 municipalities, 37 of them are urban municipalities (10 cities, 25 towns and 2 villages), 98 are rural municipalities and 2 are local government districts. The Municipal Act and the Local Government Districts Act stipulate governance of these municipalities. Additional charters or acts are in place specifically for the cities of Brandon, Flin Flon, Portage la Prairie, Thompson and Winnipeg, the towns of Morris and Winnipeg Beach, and the rural municipalities of Kelsey, St. Andrews and Victoria Beach. The Municipal Act, the Local Government Districts Act, and all these additional acts and charters were enacted at the provincial level by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, representing Queen Elizabeth II, on the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. The Government of Manitoba's Department of Municipal Relations responsible for providing provincial services to municipalities. Over half of Manitoba's population resides in the City of Winnipeg, the provincial capital, with a population with 749,607. The City of Brandon is the province's second most populous municipality with 51,313 residents. Manitoba's smallest municipality by population is the Local Government District of Mystery Lake with 0 residents. The largest municipality by land area is the Rural Municipality (RM) of Reynolds at 3,559.65 km2 (1,374.39 sq mi), while the smallest by land area is the Village of Arborg at 2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi). Manitoba's first municipality was the RM of Springfield (originally Springfield-Sunnyside). It was incorporated on September 27, 1873. Winnipeg was incorporated as a city a few weeks later on November 8, 1873. (en)
マニトバ州の地方行政区の一覧。カナダのマニトバ州には、さまざまな地方自治体が存在する。自治体の種類のついては州法である自治体法（The Municipal Act）に定められている。 (ja)
マニトバ州の地方行政区の一覧。カナダのマニトバ州には、さまざまな地方自治体が存在する。自治体の種類のついては州法である自治体法（The Municipal Act）に定められている。 (ja)
Manitoba is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 residents as of 2021 and is the sixth largest in land area at 540,310 km2 (208,610 sq mi). Manitoba's 137 municipalities cover only 21% of the province's land mass yet are home to 95% of its population. These municipalities provide local government services to their residents. Manitoba's first municipality was the RM of Springfield (originally Springfield-Sunnyside). It was incorporated on September 27, 1873. Winnipeg was incorporated as a city a few weeks later on November 8, 1873. (en)