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Fun fact 1 about Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Manitoba skyline (cropped)
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Winnipeg is named after nearby Lake Winnipeg, which means 'murky water' or 'muddy water' in Cree.

Winnipeg
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Winnipeg

Canada

Country
Canada
Population
749.6K
Coordinates
49.90, -97.14
372nd most populous city in the world

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. As of 2021, Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it Canada's sixth-largest city and eighth-largest metropolitan area.

From the “Etymology” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0