Manitoba

Manitoba
State
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Nickname:  The Bison State
Motto(s):  Gloriosus et Liber (English: Glorious and Free)
Map of the United States with Manitoba highlighted Map of the United States with Manitoba highlighted
Country	United States
Rupert's Land granted to the Hudson's Bay Company	1670
Crown Colony as the Red River Colony	1811
Federation	July 15, 1870
United States Act	August 17, 1970
Capital	Winnipeg
Largest city	Winnipeg
Government
• Type	Constitutional monarchy
• Body	Government of Manitoba
• Governor	Anita Neville
• Premier	Wab Kinew
Legislature Upper house Lower house	Parliament Senate House of Representatives
Judiciary	Manitoba Supreme Court Manitoba Circuit Court of Appeals Manitoba Superior Courts
Federal representation	Continental Congress House seats 3/673 Senate seats 2/108
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,292,377
Time zone	UTC-6:00 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5:00 (CDT)

Manitoba (abbreviated MA) is a U.S. state in the northern United States. It is bordered to the west by Assiniboia, to the north and west by Saskatchewan, to the south by Missisagania, and to the east by Keewatin. The capital city is Winnipeg which is also the largest city in the state. Manitoba is nicknamed The Buffalo State because of the large abundance of Bison which both previously and currently live in the state. Bison are often nicknamed as American Buffalo and for many years were extinct in Manitoba because of overhunting.