The Rural Municipality of Minto is located north of Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

 and was named after Sir Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto

Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto was a British nobleman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 17th.-Early life and career:Minto was born in London, the...

 in 1902.

The R.M. is 144 square miles (373 km²) in area and primarily agricultural as its economic base. Minnedosa

Minnedosa, Manitoba

Minnedosa is a town in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Situated 50 kilometres north of Brandon, Manitoba on the Little Saskatchewan River, the name means "flowing water" in Sioux. The population of Minnedosa reported in the 2006 Statistics Canada Census was 2,474...

is the largest town located within the boundaries and supplies the majority of services required by the inhabitants. The separately administered town lies between the municipality and the Rural Municipality of Odanah

Odanah, Manitoba

Odanah is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Minnedosa lies between its northwest border and the southwest part of the Rural Municipality of Minto.-External links:*...

, to the south.

External links

• Map of Minto R.M. at Statcan