Manitoba

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[[Lieutenant Governor of {{{Name}}}|Lieutenant Governor]]	Janice Filmon
[[Premier of {{{Name}}}|Premier]]	Brian Pallister (Progressive Conservative)
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Federal representation	(in Canadian Parliament)
House seats	14 of 308 (4.5%)
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Confederation	15 July 1870 (5th)
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GDP	Ranked 6th
Total (2015)	C$65.862 billion
Per capita	C$50,820 (9th)
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Rankings include all provinces and territories

Manitoba is a province of Canada. It lies roughly in the centre of Canada.

Manitoba is the 6th largest province with 647,797 square kilometres (250,116 sq mi) area. It has the fifth largest number of people, with 1,379,584 in 2020. People from Manitoba are called "Manitobans".

History

People have been living in Manitoba for thousands of years. Both the Hudson's Bay Company from England and many people from France moved to Manitoba during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It became part of the Northwest Territories in 1869. The Red River Rebellion, which was started by Louis Riel, began in Manitoba.

Manitoba became part of Canada on 12 May 1870. It included only the southern part which is nearest to the United States. But parts of the Northwest Territories were added to Manitoba later on.

Government

The capital of Manitoba is the city of Winnipeg. Other large cities in Manitoba include Steinbach and Brandon.

The people of Manitoba elected a legislature. The leader of the government, who is called the Premier, is the leader of the largest party in the legislature. There is also a Lieutenant Governor, who represents the Queen. Right now, the premier of Manitoba is Greg Selinger and the Lieutenant Governor is Philip S. Lee.

The main political parties in Manitoba are the New Democratic Party, the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and the Liberal Party.

Other websites

• Manitoba at the Open Directory Project