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Manitoba is one of Canada's provinces and was the fifth province
to join Canada (in 1870). Its population is 1,162,800 (Manitobans).
Its capital is Winnipeg. Other towns and cities include Brandon,
Thompson, Dauphin, Neelin, Churchill, The Pas, and Portage
la Prairie.
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1 Geography
2 History
1 Map
2 See also
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Geography
Manitoba is located in the longitudinal centre of Canada,
one of the Prairie Provinces. It borders on Saskatchewan to
the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut to the north, and the
American states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.
The province has a coast with Hudson Bay, and contains the
very large Lakes Winnipeg, Manitoba (its namesake), and Winnipegosis.
Important watercourses include the Red River, Assiniboine
River, Nelson River, and Churchill River.
The Manitoban climate is severe, though the southern latitudes
support extensive agriculture. The northern reaches of the
province range through coniferous forests, muskeg, and up
to tundra in the far north.
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History
Manitoba was settled by members of the Ojibwa and Assiniboine
tribes. The first European to reach present-day Manitoba was
Thomas Button, who visited the Nelson River in 1612. Pierre
Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de la Vérendrye visited
the Red River Valley in the 1730s as part of opening the area
for French exploration and exploitation. An important French-Canadian
population (Franco-Manitobains) still lives in Manitoba, especially
in the Saint-Boniface district of Winnipeg.
The territory was won by Britain in 1763 as part of the French
and Indian War and became part of Rupert's Land, the immense
monopoly territory of the Hudson's Bay Company.
The founding of the first agricultural community in 1811
by Lord Selkirk, near modern Winnipeg, resulted in conflict
between the white colonists and the Métis who lived
near there. A battle in 1816 saw 20 colonists killed by the
Métis, including the governor.
When Rupert's Land was ceded to Canada in 1869 (it would
become the Northwest Territories), a lack of attention to
Métis concerns would lead their leader Louis Riel to
establish a provisional government. Negotiations between this
government and the Canadian government resulted in the creation
of the province of Manitoba and its entry into Confederation
in 1870.
Originally the province was only 1/18 of its current size
and square in shape - it was known as the "postage stamp
province." It grew progressively, absorbing land from
the Northwest Territories until it attained its current size
by reaching 60°N in 1912.
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Map
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See also
Manitoba Act
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Provinces and territories of Canada
Manitoba cabinet ministers
List of cities in Canada
List of Manitoba general elections
List of Manitoba lieutenant-governors
List of Manitoba premiers
List of Manitoba regions
List of communities in Manitoba
List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
Louis Riel
Dominion Land Survey
Red River Flood, 1997
Same-sex marriage in Manitoba
Provinces and territories of Canada
Provinces: British Columbia | Alberta | Saskatchewan | Manitoba
| Ontario | Quebec | New Brunswick | Nova Scotia | Prince
Edward Island | Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories: Yukon | Northwest Territories | Nunavut
Manitoba Communities
Manitoba Cities: Brandon | Dauphin | Flin Flon | Portage la
Prairie | Selkirk | Steinbach | Thompson | Winkler | Winnipeg
Manitoba Regions: Winnipeg Capital Region | Central Plains
| Eastman | Interlake | Northern | Parkland | Pembina Valley
| Westman
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