Bagot, Manitoba Explained

Bagot
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bagot in Manitoba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Plains
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 8
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Travis Nearing
Leader Title2:Mayor
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Name3:Jodie Byram
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:49.9692°N -98.63°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:R0H 0E0
Area Codes:204, 431
Blank1 Name:NTS Map
Blank1 Info:062G15
Blank2 Name:GNBC Code
Blank2 Info:GABLM
Footnotes:motto- Facta Non Verba

Bagot is an unincorporated community located in the Municipality of North Norfolk in south central Manitoba, Canada. The town is located approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) west of Portage la Prairie,[1] on Provincial Road 242.It was established as a Canadian Pacific Railroad point in 1881 and named by the Marquis of Lorne, Governor General of Canada, after his aide-de-camp Captain, the Honourable W. R. Bagot, later the fourth Baron of Bagot.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances . nrcan.gc.ca . 2011-10-24 . 2013-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416174811/http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/distance-result.php?unique_id_str_1=GABLM&unique_id_str_2=GAWDD . 2014-04-16 .
  2. Manitoba Place Names