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Virden

Virden is a town in southwestern , Canada. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba".
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  • Type: Town with 3,110 residents
  • Description: town in Manitoba, Canada
  • Also known as: “Virden, Manitoba” and “Virden, MB”

Virden

Latitude
49.8485° or 49° 50′ 55″ north
Longitude
-100.9323° or 100° 55′ 56″ west
Population
3,110
Elevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA VRD
Open location code
85XXR3X9+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1782058448
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6174457
Wiki­data ID
Q75861
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Virden” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Virden”
  • Catalan: “Virden”
  • Cebuano: “Virden”
  • Dutch: “Virden”
  • French: “Virden”
  • German: “Virden”
  • Italian: “Virden”
  • Japanese: “バーデン”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Virden”
  • Persian: “وردین، منیتوبا”
  • Serbian: “Верден”
  • Spanish: “Virden (Manitoba)”
  • Spanish: “Virden”
  • Swedish: “Virden, Manitoba”
  • Swedish: “Virden”
  • Turkish: “Virden, Manitoba”
  • Turkish: “Virden”
  • Ukrainian: “Верден”
  • Urdu: “ورڈن, مینی ٹوبا”
  • Urdu: “ورڈن، مینی ٹوبا”
  • Vietnamese: “Virden”
  • “Virden”

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