Central Plains Region

The Central Plains Region (French: Région des plaines centrales) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the south central part of the Canadian province of Manitoba, directly west of Winnipeg.[2]

Central Plains Region
Region of Manitoba
Map of the Central Plains Region in Manitoba.
Map of the Central Plains Region in Manitoba.
CountryCanada Canada
ProvinceManitoba Manitoba
Area
 • Total10,655.94 km2 (4,114.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total51,129
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Crescent Lake in Portage la Prairie

Its major urban centre is the City of Portage la Prairie. Together with the Pembina Valley Region to the south, the Central Plains Region composes the broader cultural region of Central Manitoba.[2][3] Geographically, the region is considered to be a part of southern Manitoba, and is serviced by the Southern Regional Health Authority.

As of the 2016 census, the region had a population of 50,300 (compared to 48,289 in the 2001 census).[4][5][6]

Major communities
Happy Rock in Gladstone

Rural municipalities and communities
Rural municipality Unincorporated communities Census division
Cartier
  • Elie (local urban district)
  • St. Eustache
 No. 10
Grey
  • Culross
  • Elm Creek (local urban district)
  • Fannystelle
  • Haywood (local urban district)
  • St. Claude (local urban district)
 No. 9
Glenella-Lansdowne
  • Glenella
  • Waldersee
 No. 8
Lorne No. 8 (partly in No. 4)
Macdonald
  • Brunkild
  • Domain
  • Oak Bluff
  • Osborne
  • Sanford
  • Starbuck
 No. 10
Norfolk Treherne
  • Rathwell
 No. 8
North Norfolk
  • Arizona
  • Austin (local urban district)
  • Bagot
  • MacGregor
  • Sidney
  • Treherne
 No. 8
Portage la Prairie
  • Bloom
  • Curtis
  • Delta Beach
  • Edwin
  • Fortier
  • Fulton
  • High Bluff
  • Layland
  • Longburn
  • Macdonald
  • Newton
  • Oakland
  • Oakville (local urban district)
  • Poplar Point
  • Rignold
  • St. Ambroise
  • Southport
 No. 9
St. François Xavier No. 10
Victoria
  • Cypress River (local urban district)
  • Holland (local urban district)
 No. 8
WestLake – Gladstone
  • Plumas (local urban district)
  • Westbourne
 No. 8

First Nations and reserves

Points of interest
  • Parks and wetlands
  • Other
    • Manitoba Agricultural Museum
    • Prairie Wind Music Festival
  • Transport
    • Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport
      • 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School
      • KF Defence Programs
    • Portage la Prairie (North) Airport
    • Manitoba Highway 13
    • Manitoba Highway 100
    • Provincial Road 242
    • Provincial Road 248
    • Provincial Road 305

References
  1. "North Central economic region statistics". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. "Manitoba's Tourist Regions". MACAP. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  3. "In Your Community". Manitoba Parent Zone - Healthy Child Manitoba. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Division No. 9, Census division [Census division], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] | Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Division No. 8, Census division [Census division], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] | Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Division No. 10, Census division [Census division], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] | Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2021-08-03.

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