Winnipeg
(
) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o
Manitoba
,
Canadae
, an is the primary municipality o the
Winnipeg Caipital Region
, wi mair nor 60% o Manitoba's population. It is locatit near the
langitudinal
centre o
North Americae
, at the
confluence
o the
Red
an
Assiniboine
Rivers (a pynt commonly kent as
The Forks
).
The name "Winnipeg" comes frae the
Cree
for "muddy waters". The Winnipeg aurie wis a tradin centre for
Aboriginal fowks
prior tae the arrival o Europeans. The first fort wis biggit thare in 1738 bi French traders.
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A dounset wis later foondit bi the Selkirk settlers in 1812, the nucleus of which wis incorporatit as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Durin the late 19t century an early 20t century, Winnipeg wis ane o the fastest growin ceeties in North Americae. The
University o Manitoba
, foondit durin this period, wis the first varsity in Wastren Canadae.
Winnipeg haes a diversified economy, wi sectors in finance, manufacturin, fuid an beverage production, cultur, retail an tourism. Winnipeg is a major transportation hub, served bi
Richardson Internaitional Airport
. The ceety haes railwey connections tae the
Unitit States
an Eastren an Wastren Canadae throu three
Class I rail carriers
.
Winnipeg is the
seivent-lairgest municipality
in Canadae, wi a population o 633,451 in the
Canadae 2006 Census
. The ceety's
census metropolitan aurie
, consistin o the ceety o Winnipeg, ten nearby rural municipalities an the
First Naitions
reserve o
Brokenhead 4, Manitoba
, is Canadae's
aicht-lairgest
, wi 694,668 indwallers. Winnipeg's cultural organisations an festivals include the
ryal Winnipeg Ballet
,
Manitoba Opera
,
Le Cercle Moliere
,
Festival du Voyageur
an
Folklorama
. Professional sports organisations based in the ceety include the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
, the
Winnipeg Goldeyes
, an the
Manitoba Moose
.
Winnipeg maintains tred development programs, cultural an educational pairtnerships in
sister ceety
agreements wi thir ceeties:
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