Winnipeg
Winnipeg (/[unsupported input]ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Manitoba, Canadae, an is the primary municipality o the Winnipeg Caipital Region, wi mair than 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 point 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 built there in 1738 bi French traders.[3] A settlement 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 America. The University o Manitoba, foondit durin this period, wis the first university 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 railway connections tae the Unitit States an Eastren an Wastren Canadae through 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 inhabitants. Winnipeg's cultural organizations an festivals include the ryal Winnipeg Ballet, Manitoba Opera, Le Cercle Molière, Festival du Voyageur an Folklorama. Professional sports organizations based in the ceety include the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Winnipeg Goldeyes, an the Manitoba Moose.
Sister ceeties [edit]
Winnipeg maintains trade development programs, cultural an educational pairtnerships in sister ceety agreements wi these ceeties:
- 1970: Setagaya (Japan)
[4] - 1971: Reykjavík (Iceland)
[5] - 1973: Lviv (Ukraine)
[5] - 1979: Manila (Philippines)
[6] - 1982: Taichung (Taiwan)
[7] - 1982: Kuopio (Finland)
[8] - 1984: Beersheba (Israel)
[9] - 1988: Chengdu (Fowkrepublic o Cheenae)
[10] - 1992: Jinju (Republic o Korea)
[11] - 1999: San Nicolás de los Garza (Mexico)
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References [edit]
- ↑ Population and dwelling counts, for Manitoba and census subdivisions (municipalities). Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Retrieved on 6 Apryle 2012. .
- ↑ Metropolitan areas of Manitoba. Statistics Canada. Retrieved on 8 Februar 2011. .
- ↑ Champagne, Antoine (1968-69). "The Vérendryes and Their Successors, 1727-1760". MHS Transactions 3 (25).
- ↑ Setagaya's Sister Cities. Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Winnipeg City Council Minutes for 1978. Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ About Us. The Filipino Journal. Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ Taichung City Diplomacy - Sister Cities. Taichung City Government. Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ Kuopion kaupunki. Archived from the original on 24 Apryle 2008. . Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Task Force on Diversity. City of Winnipeg (2001). Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .[deid airtin]
- ↑ Winnipeg (Canada). Foreign Affairs Office, Chengdu Municipality. Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .[deid airtin]
- ↑ Sister City. Korean Local Government. Retrieved on 16 Julie 2009. .[deid airtin]
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