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Introduction
Winnipegmb.info
provides specific information for those willing to visit, work or live
in Winnipeg. You'll find here valuable resources on our community,
culture, economy, education, health care housing, transportation and
tourism, so that you'll have a wide variety of options to choose from
while you stay in Winnipeg.
The City
Winnipeg is the
capital and largest city of Manitoba and is located at the confluence of
the Red River and Assiniboine River. It's located 2,099 kilometres west
of Toronto, and 2152 kilometres east of Vancouver.
Time Zone
Central Time (CST) (UTC-6)
Dialing codes
Country code: + 1
(Canada) Area code: 204
Population
According to
Statistics Canada, Winnipeg was home of 633,451 people in 2006; the
largest population concentration (55.2%) in Manitoba.
Non immigrants: 80.4%
Aboriginal: 10.2%
Immigrants: 18.7%
Language
The 2006
Census reported that about 9 in 10 people in Winnipeg spoke English at
home.
LANGUAGE
POPULATION
English
86.7%
French
1.8%
Non-official
9.5%
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