The Central Plains Region (french: Région des plaines centrales) is an informal geographic

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of the

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Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

located in the south central part of the

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, directly west of

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749 ...

. 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. Geographically, the region is considered to be a part of

southern Manitoba Southern Manitoba is the southernmost area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Southern Manitoba encompasses the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Westman Region, Central Plains Region, Eastman Region, and Pembina Valley Region, as well as the M ...

, 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).

Major communities

Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hi ...

(city)

Rural municipalities and communities

First Nations and reserves

Dakota Plains First Nation Dakota Plains First Nation, Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate, or Wakhpetunwin Otinta (Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Otina Dakhóta Oyáte, "Leaf dwellers") is a Wahpeton band Dakota First Nations entity southwest of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It borders the somew ...

( Dakota Plains 6A, Dakota Tipi 1) *

Long Plain First Nation The Long Plain First Nation ( oj, Gaa-ginooshkodeyaag) is an Ojibway and Dakota First Nations band government whose reserve is located in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. Its reserve lands include the Long Plain Reserve #6, the Kees ...

* Sandy Bay 5

Points of interest

*Parks and wetlands ** Delta Marsh ** Portage Spillway Provincial Park ** Spruce Woods Provincial Park ** St. Ambroise Beach Provincial Park ** Stephenfield Provincial Park ** Twin Lakes Beach ** Yellow Quill Provincial Park *Other ** Manitoba Agricultural Museum ** Prairie Wind Music Festival *Transport ** Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport ***

3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (3 CFFTS; french: 3e École de pilotage des Forces canadiennes) is located at the Southport Aerospace Centre just south of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. 3 CFFTS conducts Primary Flight Training on ...

***

KF Defence Programs KF Defence Programs, a division of KF Aerospace, operates the Contracted Flying Training and Support (CFTS) Training Centre located at Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport in Southport, Manitoba, Canada. KF Aerospace leads a joint partnership ...

** Portage la Prairie (North) Airport ** Manitoba Highway 13 **

Manitoba Highway 100 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to desc ...

** Provincial Road 242 ** Provincial Road 248 ** Provincial Road 305

References

External links

Central Manitoba Tourism

Central Plains Regional ProfileCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 8, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

Community Profile: Census Division No. 9, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

Community Profile: Census Division No. 10, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
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