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Winnipeg (/[unsupported input]ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Manitoba, Canadae, an is the primary municipality o the Winnipeg Caipital Region, wi mair nor 60% o Manitoba's population. It is locatit near the langitudinal centre o North Americae, at the confluence o the Red an Assiniboine Rivers (a pynt commonly kent as The Forks).
Winnipeg | |
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City of Winnipeg | |
Clockwise frae top: Downtown featurin the Legislative Building, The Forks, Portage and Main featurin the Richardson Building an Canwest Place, the Assiniboine Park Pavilion, Osborne Village, the Esplanade Riel | |
Eik-name(s): Gateway to the West, Heart of the Continent, The Peg | |
Motto(s): Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (Ane wi the Strength o Mony) | |
Location o Winnipeg in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°53′58″N 97°08′21″W | |
Kintra | Canadae |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Winnipeg Caipital Region |
Established, | 1738 (Fort Rouge) |
Renamit | 1822 (Fort Garry) |
Incorporatit | 1873 (City of Winnipeg) |
Govrenment | |
• Ceety Mayor | Sam Katz |
• Govrenin Body | Winnipeg City Council |
• MPs | Leet o MPs
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• MLAs | Leet o MLAs
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Area | |
• Laund | 464.01 km2 (179.16 sq mi) |
• Urban | 448.92 km2 (173.33 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5302.98 km2 (2,047.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
Population | |
• Ceety | 663,617 (7t) |
• Density | 1430/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 671,551 (9t) |
• Urban density | 1429/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
• Metro | 730,018 (8t) |
• Metro density | 137.7/km2 (357/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code span | R2C–R3Y |
Area code(s) | 204 |
Demonym | Winnipegger |
NTS Map | 062H14 |
GNBC Code | GBEIN |
Website | City of Winnipeg |
The name "Winnipeg" comes frae the Cree for "muddy waters". The Winnipeg aurie wis a tradin centre for Aboriginal fowks prior tae the arrival o Europeans. The first fort wis biggit thare in 1738 bi French traders.[3] A dounset wis later foondit bi the Selkirk settlers in 1812, the nucleus of which wis incorporatit as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Durin the late 19t century an early 20t century, Winnipeg wis ane o the fastest growin ceeties in North Americae. The University o Manitoba, foondit durin this period, wis the first varsity in Wastren Canadae.
Winnipeg haes a diversified economy, wi sectors in finance, manufacturin, fuid an beverage production, cultur, retail an tourism. Winnipeg is a major transportation hub, served bi Richardson Internaitional Airport. The ceety haes railwey connections tae the Unitit States an Eastren an Wastren Canadae throu three Class I rail carriers.
Winnipeg is the seivent-lairgest municipality in Canadae, wi a population o 633,451 in the Canadae 2006 Census. The ceety's census metropolitan aurie, consistin o the ceety o Winnipeg, ten nearby rural municipalities an the First Naitions reserve o Brokenhead 4, Manitoba, is Canadae's aicht-lairgest, wi 694,668 indwallers. Winnipeg's cultural organisations an festivals include the ryal Winnipeg Ballet, Manitoba Opera, Le Cercle Molière, Festival du Voyageur an Folklorama. Professional sports organisations based in the ceety include the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Winnipeg Goldeyes, an the Manitoba Moose.
Winnipeg maintains tred development programs, cultural an educational pairtnerships in sister ceety agreements wi thir ceeties:
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