Culross | |
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Location of Culross in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 97°54′40″W / 49.71417°N 97.91111°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Pembina Valley |
Census Division | No. 9 |
Government | |
• Governing Body | Rural Municipality of Grey Council |
• MP | Branden Leslie |
• MLA | Lauren Stone |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 204 |
NTS Map | 062H12 |
GNBC Code | GAFYV |
Culross is an unincorporated community in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 58 kilometers (36 miles) west of Winnipeg[1] on Manitoba Highway 2 in the Rural Municipality of Grey.
The community was named for Culross, Fife, Scotland.[2]
References
- ^ "Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances". nrcan.gc.ca. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ Geographic Board of Canada (1933). Place-names of Manitoba. Ottawa: J. O. Patenaude, acting King's printer. p. 26. hdl:2027/mdp.39015027929515. Retrieved October 11, 2017.