Winnipeg

Winnipeg
Winnipeg
	Ceety
	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
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	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)
	Winnipeg 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 Joyce Bateman (CPC); Rod Bruinooge (CPC); Steven Fletcher (CPC); Shelly Glover (CPC); Kevin Lamoureux (LPC); Pat Martin (NDP); Joy Smith (CPC); Lawrence Toet (CPC);
• MLAs	Leet o MLAs Nancy Allan; Rob Altemeyer; Sharon Blady; Erna Braun; Marilyn Brick; David Chomiak; Matt Wiebe; Myrna Driedger; Jon Gerrard; George Hickes; Jennifer Howard; Kerri Irvin-Ross; Bidhu Jha; Bonnie Korzeniowski; Gord Mackintosh; Jim Maloway; Flor Marcelino; Doug Martindale; Hugh McFadyen; Diane McGifford; Christine Melnick; Bonnie Mitchelson; Theresa Oswald; Daryl Reid; Jim Rondeau; Mohinder Saran; Erin Selby; Greg Selinger; Heather Stefanson; Andrew Swan;
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 (2011 Census)
• 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

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).

Quick facts Kintra, Province ...

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.

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