Kenora, Ontario
| Kenora | |
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| City (single-tier) | |
| City of Kenora | |
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| Nickname(s): K-Town | |
 Kenora
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| Coordinates: 49°46′N 94°29′W / 49.767°N 94.483°WCoordinates: 49°46′N 94°29′W / 49.767°N 94.483°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Incorporated (town) | 1882 as Rat Portage |
| Renamed | 1905 as Kenora |
| Amalgamated (City) | 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dave Canfield |
| • Governing Body | Kenora City Council |
| • MP | Bob Nault (Kenora, LPC) |
| • MPP | Sarah Campbell (Kenora—Rainy River, NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 211.59 km2 (81.70 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.81 km2 (11.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409.70 m (1,344.16 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • City (single-tier) | 15,096 |
| • Density | 72.5/km2 (188/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,306 |
| • Urban density | 367.0/km2 (951/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Postal Code FSA | P9N, P0X |
| Area code(s) | 807 |
| Website | www.kenora.ca |
Kenora, originally named Rat Portage (French: Portage-aux-Rats), is a small city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about 200 km (124 mi) east of Winnipeg. It is the seat of Kenora District.
The town of Rat Portage was amalgamated with the towns of Keewatin and Norman in 1905 to form the present-day City of Kenora. In 2001 the towns of Kenora and Keewatin as well as the unincorporated communities of Norman and Jaffray-Mellick amalgamated under the Municipal Act, 2001.
Kenora is the administrative headquarters of the Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum, Obashkaandagaang Bay, and Washagamis Bay First Nation band governments.
The name "Kenora" was coined by combining the first two letters of Keewatin, Norman and Rat Portage.
The name "Rat Portage" comes from French: Portage-aux-Rats, one folk etymology claiming "rat" being a shortening of "muskrat", an animal common in the region.
The name "Keewatin" comes from Algonquian roots—either kīwēhtin (ᑮᐍᐦᑎᐣ) in Cree or giiwedin (ᑮᐌᑎᓐ) in Ojibwe, meaning either "north wind" or "blizzard of the north". This name was shared with the District of Keewatin until 1912, when the former district of the Northwest Territories was incorporated into Manitoba and Ontario.
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