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"Manisnowba" – a portmanteau of Manitoba and snow because of how snowy the province can get. "The 204" [14] – referring to the province's original area code. "Toba" – unofficial name used by several organizations. [15] [16] [17]
Manitoba is the birthplace of the Red River Jig, a combination of Indigenous pow-wows and European reels popular among early settlers. [129] Manitoba's traditional music has strong roots in Métis and First Nations culture, in particular the old-time fiddling of the Métis. [130] Manitoba's cultural scene also incorporates classical European ...
Punta Arenas → Magallanes City → Punta Arenas; ... 2 German cities from 1918 to 1939 that became part of Poland ... Old English: Lunden) Camulodunon (Celtic) → ...
The York Farmers’ Colonization Company Limited settlement May 12, 1882. City (population 5000+) incorporated February 1, 1928. [96] 1882: Swift Current: Saskatchewan: Canada: Canadian Pacific Railway arrival December 10, 1882. City (population 5000+) incorporated January 15, 1914. [97] 1882: Regina: Saskatchewan: Canada
"Port City" — due to its role in the shipbuilding industry in the 19th century [95] "Lost City" — referring to the state-sponsored demolition of swaths of urban neighbourhoods in the centre of the city to make way for thoroughfares and highway interchange projects in the mid-20th century. To this day, the areas impacted have not recovered. [98]
The Port of Texas City, operated by the Port of Texas City / Texas City Terminal Railway, is the eighth-largest port in the United States and the third-largest in Texas, with waterborne tonnage exceeding 78 million net tons. The Texas City Terminal Railway Company provides an important land link to the port, handling over 25,000 carloads per year.
It also has the option of being named a city once it has a minimum population of 7,500 (there are no towns currently eligible for city status; the closest is Niverville, with a population of 5,947 in the Canada 2021 Census). [2] Manitoba has 25 towns [3] that had a cumulative population of 56,946 in the 2016 census. [4]
Manitoba's largest city both in population and by land area is Winnipeg, which has 749,607 residents and spans 461.78 square kilometres (178.29 sq mi); the smallest city in population is Flin Flon with 4,940 residents and the smallest by land area is Dauphin, which covers 12.67 square kilometres (4.89 sq mi). [5]