Brandon, Manitoba (can)

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba ranks 6,143rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Heroica Nogales, Usa, Ōita, and Reinbek. Memorable people born in Brandon, Manitoba include Donald Woods, Angela Chalmers, and David Calder. Brandon, Manitoba has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors. Brandon, Manitoba is located in Canada.

Brandon is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately 214 km (133 mi) west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and 120 km (75 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border. Brandon covers an area of 77.41 km2 (29.89 sq mi) with a population of 51,313, and a census metropolitan area population of 54,268. It is the primary hub of trade and commerce for the Westman Region as well as parts of southeastern Saskatchewan and northern North Dakota, an area with a population of over 190,000 people. Read more on Wikipedia