Winkler, Manitoba
Winkler | |
|---|---|
| City of Winkler | |
From top, left to right: Bethel Heritage Park, Winkler Fire Station, Downtown Winkler | |
| Motto: Dream. Build. Live. | |
City boundaries | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′54″N 97°56′23″W / 49.18167°N 97.93972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Incorporated - Village | May 9, 1906 |
| - Town | April 7, 1954 |
| - City | April 7, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henry Siemens |
| • Governing Body | Winkler City Council |
| • City Manager | Jody Penner |
| • MP | Branden Leslie |
| • MLA | Carrie Hiebert (Morden-Winkler) |
| Area | |
| 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 872.19 km2 (336.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Population | |
| 13,745 (4th) | |
| • Density | 663.1/km2 (1,717/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,745 |
| • Metro | 32,655 |
| • Metro density | 34.8/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 204, 431 |
| Demonym | Winklerite |
| Website | City of Winkler |
Winkler is a city in Manitoba, Canada with a population of 13,745 (census agglomeration 32,655), making it the 4th largest city in Manitoba, as of the 2021 Canadian census. It is located in southern Manitoba, surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Stanley, about one hundred kilometres southwest of Winnipeg and 13 km (8.1 mi) east of its "twin city" Morden. As the largest city in the Pembina Valley, it serves as a regional hub for commerce, agriculture and industry. Winkler is the third-fastest growing city in the province after Morden and Steinbach.