page_title: Portage la Prairie
hierarchical_section_title: Portage la Prairie
caption_attribution_description: Collage of Portage la Prairie attractions and highlights in Manitoba's fourth largest city.
context_page_description: Portage la Prairie 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. Portage la Prairie is approximately 75 kilometres west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway, and sits on the Assiniboine River, which flooded the town persistently until a diversion channel north to Lake Manitoba 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.
  It is the administrative headquarters of the Dakota Tipi First Nations reserve.
context_section_description: Portage la Prairie (/ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ lə ˈpreɪri/) 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). Portage la Prairie is approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly between the provincial boundaries of Saskatchewan and Ontario), and 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.
  It is the administrative headquarters of the Dakota Tipi First Nations reserve.
caption: 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