Place:Altona, Manitoba, Canada

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NameAltona
TypeCommunity
Coordinates49.1°N 97.55°W
Located inManitoba, Canada
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Altona is a town in southern Manitoba, Canada, about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 158 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The population at the 2011 Census was 4,123 residents.[1] Old Altona was founded in 1880 by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites from the Russian Empire. It is surrounded by the Municipality of Rhineland. Much of the surrounding area is devoted to farming and agriculture-based business.

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