The Central Plains Region () is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the south central part of the Canadian province of Manitoba, directly west of Winnipeg.
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, 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 (city)
Rural municipalities and communities Rural municipalityUnincorporated communitiesCensus divisionCartier Elie (local urban district)
St. Eustache
Springstein (hamlet)No. 10Grey Culross Elm Creek (local urban district) Fannystelle Haywood (local urban district) St. Claude (local urban district)No. 9Glenella-Lansdowne Glenella
WalderseeNo. 8Lorne Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (local urban district)No. 8 (partly in No. 4)Macdonald Brunkild
Domain
La Salle
Oak Bluff Osborne
Sanford
StarbuckNo. 10Norfolk Treherne Rathwell TreherneNo. 8North Norfolk Arizona Austin (local urban district) Bagot MacGregor SidneyNo. 8Portage la Prairie Bloom Curtis Delta Beach Edwin Fortier Fulton High Bluff Layland Longburn Macdonald Newton Oakland Oakville (local urban district) Poplar Point Rignold St. Ambroise SouthportNo. 9St. François Xavier Dacotah St. Francois Xavier White Horse PlainsNo. 10Victoria Cypress River (local urban district) Holland (local urban district)No. 8WestLake – Gladstone Gladstone (unincorporated urban community)
Plumas (local urban district) WestbourneNo. 8
First Nations and reserves
Dakota Plains First Nation (Dakota Plains 6A, Dakota Tipi 1) Long Plain First Nation 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 KF Defence Programs Portage la Prairie (North) Airport Manitoba Highway 13 Manitoba Highway 100 Provincial Road 242 Provincial Road 248 Provincial Road 305
References
External links Central Manitoba Tourism Central Plains Regional Profile Community 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