Manitoba (IPAEng: ˌmæ.nɨˈ.to.bə, pronunciation) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres (250,116 sq mi) and 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 Western Canada's 4th largest CMA, and has Canada's 7th largest municipality. Other major cities, in order of size, are Brandon, Thompson, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach, Selkirk, and Winkler. Manitoba entered Confederation on July 15, 1870. Its provincial flower is the Prairie Crocus, its provincial bird is the Great Grey Owl, and its provincial tree is the White Spruce.
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Manitoba (IPAEng: ˌmæ.nɨˈ.to.bə, pronunciation) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres (250,116 sq mi) and 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 Western Canada's 4th largest CMA, and has Canada's 7th largest municipality. Other major cities, in order of size, are Brandon, Thompson, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach, Selkirk, and Winkler. Manitoba entered Confederation on July 15, 1870. Its provincial flower is the Prairie Crocus, its provincial bird is the Great Grey Owl, and its provincial tree is the White Spruce.
Geography
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Manitoba is located in Western Canada and borders Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut and Hudson Bay to the north, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.
The province has a large coastline bordering Hudson Bay and contains the tenth-largest fresh-water lake in the world, Lake Winnipeg, along with two other large lakes: Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis. Manitoba's lakes cover approximately 14.5% or 94,241 km2 of its surface area. Lake Winnipeg is the largest lake within the borders of southern Canada, and the east side has some of the last remote and intact watersheds left in the world. The large rivers that flow into the east side of Lake Winnipeg's basin are pristine, with no major developments along them. Many uninhabited islands can be found along the eastern shore of this lake. There are over 110,000 lakes spread throughout the province.
Important watercourses include the Red, Assiniboine, Nelson, Winnipeg, Hayes, Whiteshell and Churchill Rivers. Fishing along the Red River is an important part for tourism and the economy of Manitoba. Most of Manitoba's inhabited south lies within the prehistoric bed of Glacial Lake Agassiz, or the Red River Valley. The Red River Valley region is extremely flat because it was once the lake bottom of the ancient Lake Agassiz, which once covered the large area. However, there are many other hilly and rocky areas throughout province, along with many large sand ridges left behind by receding glaciers.
Baldy Mountain is the highest point at 832 m above sea level (2,727 ft) and the Hudson Bay coast is the lowest at sea level. Other upland areas include Riding Mountain, the Pembina Hills, Sandilands Provincial Forest, and the Canadian Shield regions. Much of the province's sparsely-inhabited north and east lie within the irregular granite landscape of the Canadian Shield, including Whiteshell Provincial Park, Atikaki Provincial Park, and Nopiming Provincial Park. Birds Hill Provincial Park was originally an island in Lake Agassiz after the melting of glaciers.
