Manitoba (pronounced /ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə/ ( listen)) is a prairie province in Canada with an area of 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi). Manitoba is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west, the territories of Nunavut and Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south. Manitoba also has a saltwater coastline on Hudson Bay at Churchill.
Manitoba has a populati...
more
Manitoba (pronounced /ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə/ ( listen)) is a prairie province in Canada with an area of 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi). Manitoba is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west, the territories of Nunavut and Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south. Manitoba also has a saltwater coastline on Hudson Bay at Churchill.
Manitoba has a population of 1,213,815 (according to 2009 estimates), with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region (which has a total population of 730,305). Manitoba's largest and capital city, Winnipeg, is also Canada's eighth largest Census Metropolitan Area, and has Canada's seventh largest municipality. Other major cities, in order of size, are: Brandon, Thompson, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach, Selkirk, and Winkler.
The name "Manitoba" is believed to be derived from the Cree, Ojibwe or Assiniboine languages. Manitoba entered Confederation on...
less
