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Melita
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Melita
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City facts
Overview
Melita is a town located in the south-western corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is surrounded by the Municipality of Two Borders and occupies a bend of the Souris River. Graham Creek runs along the west side of town and into the Souris River. The population at the 2016 census was 1,042. It sits at the junction of Highways 3 and 83, approximately 320 km southwest of Winnipeg. Melita is known as the "Grasslands Bird Capital of Manitoba" and is located in Manitoba's banana belt.
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History
Evidence of First Nations habitation in the area includes the Linear Mounds Archaeological Site and the Brockinton Archaeological Site, which have provided artifacts dating back to 800 AD. The site has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Charles West was the first recorded European settler, in 1879. The early inhabitants chose the name "Melita" for the town after hearing a Bible reading ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2028-1;&version=31; Acts 28:1]) about St. Paul's shipwreck on the island of Malta (Melita is an older name for the island). File:Melita Manitoba.jpg|Front Street File:Main Street, Melita.jpg|Main Street (2014) File:Water tower, Melita.jpg|Water tower
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
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Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about Melita
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Recent natural events nearby
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 4605052
- Wikidata
- Q312033
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012