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Manitoba's abbreviation, MB, is due to U.S. states already having abbreviations in all of the letters of the province's name besides "B". This policy later became a formal agreement between Canada Post and the USPS. [8]
Winnipeg (East Kildonan) R3K Winnipeg (St. James-Assiniboia SW) R4K Cartier: R5K Lorette: R6K Not assigned: R7K Not assigned: R8K Not assigned: R9K Not assigned: R1L Not assigned: R2L Winnipeg : R3L Winnipeg (River Heights East) R4L St. Francois Xavier: R5L Anola: R6L Not assigned: R7L Not assigned: R8L Not assigned: R9L Not assigned: R1M Not ...
ISO 3166-2:CA is the entry for Canada in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada.Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media.
Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status. To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). [1]
Winnipeg is named after nearby Lake Winnipeg, 65 km (40 mi) north of the city.English explorer Henry Kelsey may have been the first European to see the lake in 1690. He adopted the Cree and Ojibwe name win-nipi (also transcribed win-nipiy or ouenpig) meaning "murky water" or "muddy water" [12] [13] [14] (modern Cree: wīnipēk, ᐑᓂᐯᐠ).
The area serviced by area codes 204, 431, and 584 in blue with neighbouring provinces, territories, and U.S. states in other colours. Area codes 204, 431, and 584 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Census Division No. 11 (Winnipeg) is a census division centred on the Winnipeg Capital Region of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba.