Rural Municipality of East St. Paul
rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
East St. Paul is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It is located north-east of and adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and is part of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. The municipality was formed on November 3, 1915, when the municipality of St. Paul (1888–1914) was subdivided into West St. Paul and East St. Paul, with the Red River acting as the dividing line.
It encompasses 41 square kilometres (16 mi2). In 2016, there were 9,372 persons living in the RM of East St. Paul, making it the most densely-populated RM in Manitoba at 223.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (578/sq mi).
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