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Welcome to Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada
Capital: Winnipeg
Motto: Glorious Et Liber (Glorious and Free)
Flower: Prairie Crocus
Population(2001): 1,119,583
| Population Characteristics |
Winnipeg |
Manitoba |
| Population in 2001 |
671,274 |
1,119,583 |
| Population in 1996 |
667,093 |
1,113,898 |
| 1996 to 2001 population change (%) |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Total private dwellings |
280,280 |
477,085 |
| Population density per square kilometre |
161.7 |
2.0 |
| Land area (square km) |
4,151.48 |
551,937.8 |
| Income Characteristics |
Winnipeg |
Manitoba |
| Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Earnings |
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| All persons with earnings (counts) |
383,080 |
198,035 |
185,045 |
609,575 |
320,670 |
288,900 |
| Average earnings (all persons with earnings ($)) |
29,359 |
35,103 |
23,212 |
27,178 |
32,312 |
21,480 |
| Worked full year, full time (counts) |
218,765 |
125,070 |
93,690 |
337,100 |
197,990 |
139,115 |
| Average earnings (worked full year, full time ($)) |
39,210 |
44,455 |
32,209 |
36,729 |
41,153 |
30,433 |
The Land
Manitoba is known as the land of 100 000 lakes, a legacy of enormous Lake
Agassiz, which covered much of the province after the glaciers retreated.
The major rivers of western Canada flow into the lowland region of Manitoba,
giving Manitoba 90 percent of the hydro-electric potential of the Prairie
region. The northern topography is heavily glaciated and covered in forest,
dominated by pine, hemlock and birch.
Camping grounds, parks, lakes and rivers as well as historic sites are the
principal attractions for Manitoba's visitors. Tourism also relies on dozens
of community festivals, a number of which have international reputations.
The People
About 60 percent of Manitoba's nearly 1.15 million people live in
metropolitan Winnipeg, the provincial capital. The second-largest city is
Brandon, in southwestern Manitoba. Although Manitoba is one of the smaller
provinces in population, it is an important center for a number of ethnic
groups. It is one of the most important centers of Ukrainian culture outside
Ukraine and has one of the largest populations of Mennonites in the world.
More than 128 000 people are of Aboriginal or Métis origin. There are also
many Manitobans of Icelandic origin.
Economy
Today, manufacturing leads all industrial groups, followed by agriculture,
the production of hydroelectric power and mining. The primary industries
(including electric power generation) represent about half of the total
revenue derived from all goods-producing industries. Manufacturing and
construction account for the rest.
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