Manitoba: Province of Canada
Manitoba is a province of Canada.
It lies roughly in the centre of Canada.
Manitoba | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°00′00″N 97°00′00″W / 55.00000°N 97.00000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | 15 July 1870 (5th) |
| Capital | Winnipeg |
| Largest city | Winnipeg |
| Largest metro | Winnipeg Capital Region |
| Government | |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Janice Filmon |
| • Premier | Heather Stefanson (Progressive Conservative) |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 14 of 338 (4.1%) |
| Senate seats | 6 of 105 (5.7%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 649,950 km2 (250,950 sq mi) |
| • Land | 548,360 km2 (211,720 sq mi) |
| • Water | 101,593 km2 (39,225 sq mi) 15.6% |
| • Rank | Ranked 8th |
| 6.5% of Canada | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,278,365 |
| • Estimate (2020 Q4) | 1,379,584 |
| • Rank | Ranked 5th |
| • Density | 2.33/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Manitoban |
| Official languages | English |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Total (2015) | C$65.862 billion |
| • Per capita | C$50,820 (9th) |
| Time zone | UTC-06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-05:00 (Central DST) |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
Manitoba is the 6th largest province with 647,797 square kilometres (250,116 sq mi) area. It has the fifth largest number of people, with 1,379,584 in 2020. People from Manitoba are called "Manitobans".
History
People have been living in Manitoba for thousands of years. Both the Hudson's Bay Company from England and many people from France moved to Manitoba during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It became part of the Northwest Territories in 1869. The Red River Rebellion, which was started by Louis Riel, began in Manitoba.
Manitoba became part of Canada on 12 May 1870. It included only the southern part which is nearest to the United States. But parts of the Northwest Territories were added to Manitoba later on.
Government
The capital of Manitoba is the city of Winnipeg. Other large cities in Manitoba include Steinbach and Brandon.
The people of Manitoba elected a legislature. The leader of the government, who is called the Premier, is the leader of the largest party in the legislature. There is also a Lieutenant Governor, who represents the Queen. Right now, the premier of Manitoba is Greg Selinger and the Lieutenant Governor is Philip S. Lee.
The main political parties in Manitoba are the New Democratic Party, the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and the Liberal Party.
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- Manitoba at the Open Directory Project
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