Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba
, Canada
, with a metropolitan
population of 730,018 in the Canada 2011 Census
. It is located near the longitudinal
centre of North America
, at the confluence
of the Red
and Assiniboine
Rivers. The city is found on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies
. The name "Winnipeg" originates from the native word for Lake Winnipeg
, meaning muddy, or cloudy waters. The Winnipeg area was a trading centre for Aboriginal peoples
prior to the arrival of Europeans. The first fort was built there in 1738 by French traders. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers
in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873 with a population of 1,869. Winnipeg is the seventh-largest municipality
in Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region
(population of 730,305), with more than half of Manitoba's population.
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