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Manitoba is a unitary state divided into eight provinces and provincial level cities on the highest level of administrative organization. Below the provincial level are 80 departments and TBD communes. Toscouné, the capital, is recognized as the equivalent of a province, or a directly administered city. Because of its size it does not have any departments, but is organized into several communes.

Administrative divisions

Provinces and provincial equivalent

Main article: Provinces of Manitoba

There are seven provinces and one provincial level city. In Manitoban constitutional theory a province is considered a creature of statute that was created by the Parliament of Manitoba, and the powers of provincial governments are devolved from the central government, but despite this they are still given broad authority compared to most other unitary states.

Department	Flag	Capital	Official languages	Pop. (2020 Census)	Departments	Legislature	Head of government	Map
French Ontario		Grand Sudbury	French · English	4,081,733	9	Chamber of Deputies	Premier
Grand Ouest		Oliver Paipoonge	French	1,247,265	3	National Assembly	Premier
Valenciennes		Fort-des-Prairies	French · English	3,728,061	19	Legislative Assembly	Commissioner
Manitoulin		Ouinipignon	French	1,794,062	23	National Assembly	Premier
Souris		La Reine	French	1,171,759	18	National Assembly	Premier
Tobique		Baie de Frobisher	French	39,858	3	National Assembly	Premier
Nord-Ouest		Couteau-Jaune	French	46,944	5	Legislative Assembly	Premier
Toscouné Metropolis		–	French	1,560,241	–	Legislative Assembly	Premier

Departments

Main article: List of departments of Manitoba

Departments (département) are also sometimes referred to as census divisions. Since 1982 there have been 80 departments.

Communes

Main article: List of communes of Manitoba

Statistics Manitoba recognizes three types of communes (commune): urban, rural, and Indian reservations.

Other regions

The classifications of Eastern and Western Manitoba are used by Statistics Manitoba for administrative purposes. Eastern Manitoba consists of French Ontario, Grand Ouest, and Manitoulin, while Western Manitoba consists of Souris, Valenciennes, Tobique, Nord-Ouest, and Toscouné.

The term Manitoban Prairies is commonly used by the public, and also "Prairie Provinces," for the three provinces of Manitoulin, Valenciennes, and Souris, with the name of the region referring to the Manitoban portion of the Great Plains, which cover most of Superior to the south and stretch northwards into the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba.