WINNIPEG
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Nov 8th, 1873
633,450
www.winnipeg.ca
Winnipeg is the largest city and capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba. 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. Located at the eastern edge of the Prairies in Western Canada, Winnipeg plays a prominent role in transportation, manufacturing, finance, agriculture & education.