List of cities in Manitoba

Manitoba is one of the three Prairie provinces located in Western Canada.^[1] According to the 2021 Canadian census, it is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 inhabitants, and the sixth largest province by land area, covering 540,310.19 square kilometres (208,614.93 sq mi).^[2][3] Manitoba currently has 137 municipalities,^[4] out of which 10 are categorized as cities.^[5]

Cities and towns in Manitoba

Cities, towns and villages in Manitoba are referred to as municipalities, specifically urban municipalities, and are formed under the terms of the 1996 Municipal Act. In order for an urban municipality in Manitoba to be labelled as a city, it must have a minimum population of 7,500,^[6] although Flin Flon, part of which is in the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan,^[7] falls under this threshold.^[5] According to the results of the 2022 municipal elections collected by the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, the municipal government of each city contains a mayor; the cities of Winnipeg and Brandon have wards, while the other cities utilize an at-large governing body.^[8]

Manitoba's largest city both in population and by land area is Winnipeg, which has 749,607 residents and spans 461.78 square kilometres (178.29 sq mi); the smallest city in population is Flin Flon with 4,940 residents and the smallest by land area is Dauphin, which covers 12.67 square kilometres (4.89 sq mi).^[5] Winnipeg is also the oldest incorporated city in Manitoba with its charter being approved by the legislature on November 8, 1873.^[9] The most recent city to be incorporated in the province was Morden, on August 24, 2012.^[10] Winnipeg is also the capital of Manitoba.^[11]

Cities

• Largest cities in Manitoba by population
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  Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city by both population and land area
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  Street view of Brandon, second most populous city in Manitoba
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  Main Street in Steinbach, Manitoba's third largest city by population
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  City Hall in Winkler, fourth most populous city in Manitoba
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  The Portage La Prairie Public Building in Portage La Prairie, fifth most populous city in Manitoba

Cities in Manitoba

Name	Region[12]	Council type[8]	Council size[8]	2021 Canadian census[5]					Incorporation date
				Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km2)	Population density
Brandon	Westman	Ward	10	51,313	48,883	+5.0%	79.04	649.2/km2	May 30, 1882[13]
Dauphin	Parkland	At-large	6	8,368	8,369	0.0%	12.67	660.5/km2	March 20, 1998[14]
Flin Flon (part)[a]	Northern	At-large	6	4,940	4,991	−1.0%	13.14	376.1/km2	June 26, 1970[15]
Morden	Pembina Valley[16]	At-large	6	9,929	8,668	+14.5%	16.29	609.6/km2	August 24, 2012[10]
Portage la Prairie	Central Plains	At-large	6	13,270	13,304	−0.3%	24.72	536.8/km2	February 13, 1907[17]
Selkirk	Interlake & Winnipeg[18][19]	At-large	6	10,504	10,278	+2.2%	24.47	429.3/km2	June 26, 1998[20]
Steinbach	Eastman	At-large	6	17,806	16,022	+11.1%	37.56	474.1/km2	October 10, 1997[21]
Thompson	Northern	At-large	8	13,035	13,678	−4.7%	16.62	784.3/km2	July 7, 1970[22]
Winkler	Pembina Valley[16]	At-large	6	13,745	12,660	+8.6%	20.73	663.1/km2	April 7, 2002[23]
Winnipeg	Winnipeg	Ward	15	749,607	705,244	+6.3%	461.78	1,623.3/km2	November 8, 1873[24]
All cities				892,517	842,097	+6.0%	707.02	1,262.4/km2	—
Manitoba[b]				1,342,153	1,278,365	+5.0%	540,310.19	2.5/km2	—

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  The Spirit Way wolf mural in Thompson, Manitoba's sixth most populous city
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  Watertower in Selkirk, Manitoba's seventh most populous city
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  The court house in Morden, Manitoba's third least populous city
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  City Hall in Dauphin, second least populous city in Manitoba
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  Main Street in Flin Flon, Manitoba's least populous city

See also

• List of communities in Manitoba
• List of ghost towns in Manitoba
• List of municipalities in Manitoba
  • List of rural municipalities in Manitoba
    • List of local urban districts in Manitoba
  • List of towns in Manitoba
  • List of villages in Manitoba

Notes

1. Part of Flin Flon is located in Saskatchewan; only the part in Manitoba is included.^[7]
2. The population of Manitoba includes the listed cities as well as the province's other municipalities and population centers.^[5]

References

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