Portage La Prairie is a city in the province of Manitoba , Canada . The population is 12 728 people. [1] , together with the suburbs - 20,490 people. (2006 census) [2] .
| City | |
| Portage La Prairie | |
|---|---|
| Portage la prairie | |
| A country |  Canada |
| The mayor | Irvine Ferris |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1851 |
| City with | 1880 (town), 1907 (city) |
| Square | 24.67 km² |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC − 6 ; summer UTC − 5 |
| Population | |
| Population | 12 728 people ( 2006 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 204 |
| city.portage-la-prairie.mb.ca (English) | |
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Geography
The city is located in the south of the province, in the forest edge. To the north is Lake Manitoba , with which Portage la Prairie is connected by a canal.
Climate
| Climate Portage la Prairie | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum, ° C | −12.2 | −8.6 | −1.2 | 9.7 | 18.3 | 23,4 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 18.6 | 11.6 | 0,0 | −9 | 8.47 |
| Average temperature, ° C | −17.2 | −13.9 | −6.4 | 3.8 | 11.6 | 17.1 | 19.8 | 18,4 | 12.5 | 6.1 | −4.3 | −13.7 | 2.82 |
| Average minimum ° C | −22.3 | −19.4 | −11.7 | −2.2 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 0.5 | −8.8 | −18.5 | −2.94 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 60,2 | 43.5 | 51.1 | 56.1 | 59,4 | 75.0 | 76.9 | 78.8 | 50.9 | 40.6 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 686.5 |
| Source: http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/c/CN71000050123200.php | |||||||||||||
History
Before the arrival of Europeans, these places were inhabited by Indian tribes . The first settlement founded by white people here was Fort la Rein ("The Queen's Fort"). This happened in 1738 . Now there is a museum located on the territory of modern Portage la Prairie [3] . The city itself under its current name was founded in 1851 ; in 1880 he received town status, and in 1907 - city.
Population
According to a census held in 2006, the population of the city was 11,245 people, along with rural suburbs - 20,490. Of these, 10,010 are men and 10,480 are women [2] . The proportion of citizens who have reached the age of 15 years is 79.1% (77.7% for men and 80.4% for women). The average age of the population is 39.1 years (37.9 for men and 40.2 for women) [2] .
Economics
In the northeast of Portage la Prairie is the Macmillan Industrial Park . Enterprises such as McCain Foods Ltd. are based in the center . , Nutri Pea , the Food Development Center and Hi-Tec Industries Inc. [4] The total area occupied by industrial enterprises is 220 hectares, of which 80 are part of the Macmillan Park.
Since 2002, a new industrial area has been built and expanded. Its area is 2237 km², it occupies part of the city itself, part of the suburbs and stretches right up to Lake Manitoba [5] . Residential buildings, industrial enterprises of various profiles, and agricultural plots are located on its territory [4] .
Also in the city and on its outskirts are: the Western Industrial Zone, the Railway Industrial Zone, the Southern Aerospace Center and the Poplar Bluff Industrial Park ( English Poplar Bluff - “poplar cliff”) [4] .
The working- age population in the age group of 15 years and over is (according to 2006) 10 345 people. Of these, 9845 people were provided with work and 500 were unemployed [6] .
Transport
Portage-la-Prairie train station Served by the state-owned Via Rail Corporation . Used trains " Winnipeg — Churchill "And" Canadian ". The railway station on the Canadian Pacific Railway is now not used and turned into a museum [7] .
The city is served immediately by 2 airports - North and Southern .
Media
Print Media
- Daily Graphic (daily)
- Herald Leader Press (Weekly)
- Winnipeg Free Press
- Winnipeg Sun
Radio stations
- CFRY - occupies two ranges (AM 920 and FM 93.1); music radio station
- CJPG-FM ( FM 96.5) - music radio station
Television
- CBWT ( CBC Television )
- CKY-TV ( CTV Television Network )
- CKND-TV ( Global Television Network )
Cable TV services are available through MTS Ultimate TV ( Shaw Communications ).
Twin Cities
- Plant City , Florida , USA [8]
Notes
- ↑ 2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations . Statistics Canada. Date of treatment August 15, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 City of Portage la Prairie - Demographic . City of Portage la Prairie. Date of treatment August 8, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
- ↑ Main Page (inaccessible link) . Fort la Reine Museum. Date of treatment August 8, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Industry . City of Portage la Prairie. Date of treatment August 8, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
- ↑ About Us Portage la Prairie Planning District. Date of treatment August 8, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
- ↑ Labor . City of Portage la Prairie. Date of treatment August 8, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
- ↑ Home . Canadian Pacific Railway Heritage Park & Interpretive Center. Date of treatment August 8, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
- ↑ Plant City Water Tower Plant City Real Estate . Valrico Florida Real Estate. Date of treatment August 8, 2011. Archived August 24, 2012.
Links
- Welcome to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba! Portage la Prairie Tourism Online! (eng.)