Central Plains Region

Central Plains is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the south central part of the province, directly west of Winnipeg. Its major service centre is the city of Portage la Prairie. The Trans-Canada Highway and Yellowhead Highway both run through this region. The region had a population of 48,289 at the 2001 census. It comprises Manitoba Census Divisions No. 8, No. 9, and No. 10, which have a total land area of 10,656.86 km² (4,114.64 sq mi).

Major communities

References

External links

Central Plains Inc. Official website
Central Plains Regional Profile

Subdivisions of Manitoba

Subdivisions	Regions Census divisions Municipalities Communities Indian reserves Population centres Designated places

Regions	Winnipeg Capital Region Central Plains Eastman Interlake Northern Parkland Pembina Valley Westman Red River Valley

Cities	Brandon Dauphin Flin Flon Morden Portage la Prairie Selkirk Steinbach Thompson Winkler Winnipeg

Towns	Altona Arborg Beausejour Carberry Carman Churchill Gillam Grand Rapids Lac du Bonnet Leaf Rapids Lynn Lake Melita Minnedosa Morris Neepawa Niverville The Pas Powerview-Pine Falls Snow Lake Ste. Anne Swan River Teulon Virden Winnipeg Beach Former towns: Birtle Boissevain Deloraine Emerson Erickson Gilbert Plains Gladstone Grandview Gretna Hamiota Hartney MacGregor Manitou Minitonas Oak Lake Pilot Mound Plum Coulee Rapid City Rivers Roblin Rossburn Russell Souris Sainte Rose du Lac Treherne

Villages	Dunnottar St-Pierre-Jolys Former villages: Benito Binscarth Bowsman Cartwright Crystal City Elkhorn Ethelbert Glenboro McCreary Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Riverton Somerset St. Claude St. Lazare Waskada Wawanesa Winnipegosis

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Coordinates: 50°05′09″N 98°16′41″W / 50.08583°N 98.27806°W / 50.08583; -98.27806

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