My most vivid memory of visiting Manitoba
is travelling west on the Trans
Canada Highway, leaving the rocks
and lakes of the Canadian Shield behind,
and seeing the beginning of the Prairies.
The change is dramatic and breathtaking.
Manitoba's population of 1,119,583
is incredibly culturally diverse. People
from virtually every country have settled
in the province. You'll find...
Beyond the distinctive Ukrainian, Icelandic,
Russian, and Mennonite prairie farming towns, Manitoba
(pop.1,119,583) offers a water-filled wilderness
for boating and fishing as well as the cosmopolitan
city of Winnipeg.
Population:
1,119,583
Location:
Borders Hudson Bay and Nunavut in the
north, the provinces of Saskatchewan to the west
and Ontario to the east, and the states of North
Dakota and Minnesota to the south.