Portage la Prairie

Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie
City
	City of Portage la Prairie
	Clockwise from top left to centre: City Welcome Sign, Aerial View of Portage la Prairie, World's Largest Coca-Cola Can, Birds' Eye View of Crescent Lake and Island Park, Waterfront Active Transport Route, Island Park, City Hall
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	Nickname(s): Portage, P. la P., Plaptown
	Motto: Progress
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	Portage la Prairie Location in Canada Portage la Prairie Location in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 49°58′22″N 98°17′31″W / 49.97278°N 98.29194°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Central Plains
Established	1738 (Fort La Reine)
Settled	1851 (village)
Incorporated	1880 (town); 1907 (city)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council government
• Mayor	Sharilyn Knox
• City Council	Colin Doyle, Ryan Espey, Joe Masi, Preston Meier, Faron Nicholls, Terrie Porter
• Member of Parliament (MP)	Branden Leslie
• Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)	Jeff Bereza
Area
• Land	24.72 km2 (9.54 sq mi)
• Metro	2,029.94 km2 (783.76 sq mi)
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Population (2021)
• City	13,270 (5th)
• Density	536.8/km2 (1,390/sq mi)
• Metro density	10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Portager, Portage la Prairian
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Time zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5
Forward sortation area	R1N
Area code	204/431
Website	www.city.portage-la-prairie.mb.ca

Portage la Prairie (/ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ lə ˈprɛəri/) 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 24.68 square kilometres (9.53 sq mi).^[2]

Portage la Prairie is approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly halfway between the provincial boundaries of Saskatchewan and Ontario). The community sits on the Assiniboine River, which flooded the town persistently until a diversion channel north to Lake Manitoba (the Portage Diversion) was built to divert the flood waters. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie.

According to Environment Canada, Portage la Prairie has the most sunny days during the warm months in Canada.^[5]

It is the administrative headquarters of the Dakota Tipi First Nations reserve.

^ Council – City of Portage la Prairie
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^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, City of Portage La Prairie". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ Environment Canada. "Top Canadian Weather Winners". Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2011.