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Winnipeg (/ ˈ w ɪ n ɪ p ɛ ɡ / ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America.
Manitoba's capital and largest city is Winnipeg, the sixth most populous municipality in Canada. Winnipeg is the seat of government, home to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the Provincial Court.
Cities and towns 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).
It contains the provincial capital of Winnipeg and 17 surrounding rural municipalities, cities, and towns. [5] Other places in the Region besides Winnipeg with a population over 1,000 are the city of Selkirk; towns of Stonewall and Niverville; and communities of Oakbank, Oak Bluff, Stony Mountain, Teulon, and Lorette.
Downtown Winnipeg Buildings of Portage and Main 300 Main under construction, 2022 Manitoba Legislature 55 Nassau in Osborne Village. This is a list of tallest buildings in Winnipeg, the capital and largest city in Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg has 8 buildings that stand taller than 100 m (328 ft). [citation needed]
Over half of Manitoba's population resides in the City of Winnipeg, the provincial capital, with a population with 749,607. [3] The City of Brandon is the province's second most populous municipality with 51,313 residents. [3] Manitoba's smallest municipality by population is the Local Government District of Mystery Lake with 0 residents. [3]
The City of Melville retains its city status despite dropping below 5,000 people in the 1990s. Kindersley has expressed an interest in applying for city status upon reaching the 5,000 milestone. [35] Saskatchewan's newest city is Warman, which changed from town to city status on October 24, 2012. [36] Saskatchewan has 16 cities.
Manitoba is the sixth largest Canadian province, and the eighth largest Canadian province by percentage of fresh water. [citation needed] The capital and largest city of the province is Winnipeg; the province lies in the time zone UTC −6.