Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Located at the eastern edge of the great plains of Western Canada, Winnipeg plays a prominent role in transportation, finance, manufacturing, agriculture and education. Because all rail and highway traffic between eastern and western Canada must travel through or near the city, it is often called the "Gateway to the West".

The city is located near the geographic centre of North America, on a flood plain at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks. The Red River Floodway protects the city from flooding. It is by far Manitoba's largest city with a population of 633,451. The Winnipeg Metropolitan Area (which includes Winnipeg and surrounding rural municipalities) has a population of 694,668 and is the eighth largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg
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Coordinates:   49°52'44"N   97°8'40"W

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  • Winter normal temperature is -25 Celcius
  • ...and it seems to always be below normal. Usually in the range where thermometers no longer have any meaning.
  • we will migrate here someday..
  • Sorry for Russian. Хочется отметить, что Виннипег является столицей Манитобы, которая имеет выход к Гудзонову заливу.
  • Translation from "Russian": It is worth noting that Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba, which has access to the Hudson Bay.
  • The outline shown is the Perimeter Highway which encircles Winnipeg BUT parts of the City of Winnipeg extends outside the Perimeter (such as St Norbert to the south) and some parts inside the Perimeter are NOT Winnipeg (such as RM of Rosser in the northwest, RM of Macdonald in the southwest and RM of Springfield in the southeast).
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