Benito, Manitoba
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Benito is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba
surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Swan River
. The village is situated in the Swan River Valley, 37 kilometres southwest of Swan River
, 475 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg
2 kilometres east of the Saskatchewan
border. To the south is Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest, to the north is Thunder Hill and further north of Swan River is Porcupine Mountain Provincial Park. The village is served by highway 83.
People from Eastern Canada
, England
, and Europe
first settled Benito around the turn of the century. In 1905, the Canadian National Railway
went through and the hamlet of Benito slowly grew and was incorporated as a village in 1941.
The economic base of the region is agriculture and logging.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Swan River
Swan River, Manitoba (rural municipality)
Swan River is a rural municipality located in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 2,784 according to the Canada 2006 Census. It is located on the border of the Province of Saskatchewan...
. The village is situated in the Swan River Valley, 37 kilometres southwest of Swan River
Swan River, Manitoba
-Economy:The economic base of the town lies in agriculture and forestry along with support industries for same.Almost fifty percent of the surrounding area is under cultivation, most of which is seeded to cereal grain, oilseeds, and other specialty crops. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, and canola...
, 475 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
2 kilometres east of the Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
border. To the south is Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest, to the north is Thunder Hill and further north of Swan River is Porcupine Mountain Provincial Park. The village is served by highway 83.
People from Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada is generally considered to be the region of Canada east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces:* New Brunswick* Newfoundland and Labrador* Nova Scotia* Ontario* Prince Edward Island* Quebec...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
first settled Benito around the turn of the century. In 1905, the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
went through and the hamlet of Benito slowly grew and was incorporated as a village in 1941.
The economic base of the region is agriculture and logging.