# Westman Region

The Westman Region (also known as Western Manitoba or simply Westman) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the southwestern corner of the province.
The city of Brandon is the largest urban centre in the Westman Region. Primary economic industries in the region include agriculture, food processing, manufacturing, education, petroleum, transportation, and tourism. Riding Mountain National Park and eight provincial parks are located within Westman. As of 2021, the region had a recorded population of 117,432 people.
Together with the Parkland Region to the north, Westman composes the broader Prairie Mountain health region, and is provided healthcare services by Prairie Mountain Health.

## Major communities
### Cities and towns

| Name of Population Centre | Population (2021) | Status |
| Brandon | 51,313 | City |
| Carberry | 1,818 | Town |
| Melita | 1,041 | Town |
| Minnedosa | 2,741 | Town |
| Neepawa | 5,685 | Town |
| Virden | 3,118 | Town |

### Rural municipalities and unincorporated communities

| Rural municipality | Unincorporated communities | Census division | Population (2021) |
| Boissevain–Morton | Boissevain** Whitewater | 5 | 2,309 |
| Brenda–Waskada | Goodlands Leighton Medora Napinka Waskada | 5 | 650 |
| Clanwilliam–Erickson | Crocus Erickson** Hilltop Kerrs Lake Scandinavia | 15 | 1,239 |
| Cornwallis | Chater Cottonwoods Sprucewoods | 7 | 4,568 |
| Deloraine–Winchester | Deloraine** Dand Mountainside Regent | 5 | 1,478 |
| Ellice–Archie | Chillon Manson McAuley St. Lazare Victor Wattsview Willen | 15 | 831 |
| Elton | Douglas Forrest Justice | 7 | 1,276 |
| Glenboro–South Cypress | Ashdown Aweme Glenboro** Skalholt Stockton Treesbank | 7 | 1,123 |
| Grassland | Argue Bunclody Elgin Fairfax Hartney** Grande-Clairière Lauder Minto Regent Underhill | 5 | 1,583 |
| Hamiota | Decker Hamiota** Lavinia McConnell Oakner Pope | 15 | 1234 |
| Harrison Park | Crawford Park Horod Newdale Onanole Rackham Rogers Sandy Lake Seech | 15 | 1,852 |
| Killarney–Turtle Mountain | Bannerman Enterprise Holmfield Killarney** Lena Ninga^ Rhodes Wakopa | 5 | 3,429 |
| Minto–Odanah | Bethany Clanwilliam | 15 | 1,121 |
| North Cypress–Langford | Brookdale Edrans Fairview Firdale Gregg Hallboro Harte Ingelow Melbourne Mentmore Oberon Wellwood | 7 / 15 | 3,011 |
| Oakland–Wawanesa | Carroll Methven Nesbitt Rounthwaite Wawanesa | 7 | 1,758 |
| Oakview | Brumlie Basswood Cardale Norman Oak River Rapid City^ | 15 | 1,928 |
| Pipestone | Butler Cromer Ebor Ewart Linklater Pipestone Reston^ Scarth Sinclair Woodnorth | 6 | 1,422 |
| Prairie Lakes | Belmont^ Dunrea Hartney Junction Hilton Margaret Ninette^ | 5 | 1,625 |
| Prairie View | Arrow River Beulah Birtle** Crandall Foxwarren Isabella Miniota Quadra Reeder Solsgirth Uno | 15 | 2,161 |
| Riverdale | Bradwardine Levine Myra Rivers** Wheatland | 7 | 1,803 |
| Rosedale | Birnie Eden Franklin Kelwood^ Mountain Road Polonia Riding Mountain | 15 | 1,524 |
| Sifton | Algar Belleview Deleau Findlay Griswold Oak Lake** Oak Lake Beach Ralston Routledge | 6 | 1,239 |
| Souris–Glenwood | Hayfield Menteith Newstead Schwitzer Souris** | 7 | 2,547 |
| Two Borders | Bede Bernice Broomhill Coulter Dalny Elva Lyleton Pierson Tilston | 5 | 1,120 |
| Wallace–Woodworth | Elkhorn^ Harding Hargrave Harmsworth Kenton^ Kirkella Kola Lenore Maples Two Creeks | 6 | 2,748 |
| Whitehead | Alexander^ Ashbury Beresford Kemnay Villette Roseland | 7 | 1,679 |
| Yellowhead | Elphinstone Glenforsa Glossop Ipswich Kelloe Menzie Oakburn Shoal Lake** Strathclair | 15 | 1,679 |
** Unincorporated Urban Community ^ Local Urban District

### First Nations and reserves

* Birdtail Sioux First Nation
* Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation
* Gambler First Nation
* Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
* Rolling River First Nation
* Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
* Waywayseecappo First Nation

### Canadian Forces

* CFB Shilo

## Points of interest
### National parks

* Riding Mountain National Park

### Provincial parks

* Criddle/Vane Homestead Provincial Park
* Grand Valley Provincial Park
* Oak Lake Provincial Park
* Rivers Provincial Park
* Seton Provincial Park
* Spruce Woods Provincial Park
* Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
* William Lake Provincial Park

### Other parks

* International Peace Garden

## Transport
### Airports

* Brandon Municipal Airport (primary)
* Deloraine Airport
* Erickson Municipal Airport
* Glenboro Airport
* Killarney Municipal Airport
* Melita Airport
* Minnedosa Airport
* Neepawa Airport
* Reston/R.M. of Pipestone Airport
* Riding Mountain Airport
* Shoal Lake Airport
* Shoal Lake Water Aerodrome
* Souris Glenwood Industrial Air Park
* Strathclair Airport
* Virden (Gabrielle Farm) Airport
* Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome

### Railways

* Rivers station (VIA Rail)

### Highways

* PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
* PTH 2
* PTH 3
* PTH 5
* PTH 10
* PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway)
* PTH 18
* PTH 21
* PTH 23
* PTH 41
* PTH 42
* PTH 45
* PTH 83