'''Winnipeg''' is the capital and largest city of [[Manitoba]], a province of [[Canada]]. The city is north of the geographical center of North America, and is the "Gateway to the West" in Canada, were the Prairies open up from the Canadian Shield.
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'''Winnipeg''' is the capital and largest city of [[Manitoba]], a province of [[Canada]]. The city is north of the geographical center of North America, and is the "Gateway to the West" in Canada, were the Prairies open up from the Canadian Shield. Its population as of the 2016 census is 705,244 (up 6.3% from 2011).<ref>[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Code1=4611040 2016 Canadian census]</ref>