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Winnipeg

Winnipeg
City
City of Winnipeg
Clockwise from top: Downtown featuring the Canadian Museum for Human Rights,  Investors Group Field, Saint Boniface and the Esplanade Riel bridge, Wesley Hall at the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba Legislative Building.
Flag of Winnipeg
Flag
Coat of arms of Winnipeg
Coat of arms
Official logo of Winnipeg
Logo
Nickname(s): "Gateway to the West", "Winterpeg", "The Peg"
Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum
(One with the Strength of Many)
Winnipeg is located in Canada
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is located in Manitoba
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Location of Winnipeg in Canada
Coordinates: 49°53′58″N 97°08′21″W / 49.89944°N 97.13917°W / 49.89944; -97.13917Coordinates: 49°53′58″N 97°08′21″W / 49.89944°N 97.13917°W / 49.89944; -97.13917
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Winnipeg Capital
Established 1738 (Fort Rouge)
Renamed 1822 (Fort Garry)
Incorporated 1873 (City of Winnipeg)
Government
 • City mayor Brian Bowman
 • Governing body Winnipeg City Council
Area
 • Land 464.08 km2 (179.18 sq mi)
 • Metro 5,303.09 km2 (2,047.53 sq mi)
Elevation 239 m (784 ft)
Population (2011 Census)
 • City 663,617 (7th)
 • Density 1,430/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
 • Urban 671,551 (8th)
 • Urban density 1,429/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
 • Metro 730,018 (8th)
 • Metro density 137.7/km2 (357/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Winnipegger
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code span R2C–R3Y
Area code(s) 204 and 431
Website www.winnipeg.ca/interhom/

Winnipeg (Listeni/ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.

The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for muddy water. The region was a trading centre for aboriginal peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. As of 2011, Winnipeg is the seventh most populated municipality in Canada. Being located very far inland, the local climate is extremely seasonal even by Canadian standards with average January lows of around −21 °C (−6 °F) and average July highs of 26 °C (79 °F).


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