Mariapolis | |
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Location of Mariapolis in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°21′45″N98°59′20″W / 49.36250°N 98.98889°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Pembina Valley |
Census Division | No. 4 |
Government | |
• Governing Body | Municipality of Lorne Council |
• MP | Branden Leslie |
• MLA | Lauren Stone |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal Code | R0K 1K0 |
Area code(s) | 204, 431 |
NTS Map | 062G07 |
GNBC Code | GAQEJ |
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