Manitoba is a province of Canada that is roughly in the country's center.

Manitoba is Canada's 6th-largest province, with an area of 647,797 square kilometres (250,116 sq mi). It has the 5th-largest number of people, at 1,507,057 in 2025, and its people are called "Manitobans". Manitoba borders the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Ontario, the Canadian territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota.

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. Manitobabecame part of the Northwest Territories in 1869. The Red River Rebellion, which was started by Louis Riel, began there.

Manitoba became part of Canada on 12 May 1870. The province then included only the southern part, which is near the United States, until parts of the Northwest Territories were later added.

Government

The capital of Manitoba is Winnipeg. Other large cities in Manitoba are Steinbach and Brandon.

The people of Manitoba elect 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 British monarch.

The main political parties in Manitoba are the New Democratic Party, the Progressive Conservative Party, and the Liberal Party.

References

  1. ↑ "Manitoba". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ "Manitoba". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ↑ Brawn, Dale (2006). The Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, 1870–1950: A Biographical History. University of Toronto Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8020-9225-0.
  4. ↑ "Land and freshwater area, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Manitoba". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Population estimates, quarterly". Statistics Canada. December 17, 2025. Archived from the original on December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The legal context of Canada's official languages". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory (2015)". Statistics Canada. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.

Other websites

source: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba