Manitoba
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| Confederation | 15 July 1870 (5th) |
| Capital | Winnipeg |
| Largest city | Winnipeg |
| Largest metro | Winnipeg Capital Region |
| Government | |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Janice Filmon |
| • Premier | Brian Pallister (Progressive Conservative) |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |
| Federal representation | (in Canadian Parliament) |
| House seats | 14 of 338 (4.1%) |
| Senate seats | 6 of 105 (5.7%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/metric |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/metric |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/metric 15.6% |
| Area rank | Ranked 8th |
| 6.5% of Canada | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,278,365 [1] |
| • Estimate (2019 Q1) | 1,360,396 [2] |
| • Rank | Ranked 5th |
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| Demonym(s) | Manitoban |
| Official languages | English[3] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Total (2015) | C$65.862 billion[4] |
| • Per capita | C$50,820 (9th) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC–6, (DST −5) |
| Postal abbr. | MB |
| Postal code prefix | R |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-MB |
| Flower | Prairie crocus |
| Tree | White spruce |
| Bird | Great grey owl |
| Website | www |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
Manitoba is a province of Canada. It lies roughly in the centre of Canada.
Manitoba is the 6th largest province with 647,797 km² area. It has the fifth largest number of people, with 1,150,000 in 2001. People from Manitoba are called "Manitobans".
Government
The capital of Manitoba is the City of Winnipeg. Other big 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.
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.
References
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 and 2011 censuses". Statistics Canada. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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- ↑ Statistics Canada. Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory (2015); 9 November 2016 [archived 16 October 2012; cited 26 January 2017].
