Flin Flon | |
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City of Flin Flon | |
Coordinates: 54°46′0″N 101°52′40″W / 54.76667°N 101.87778°W | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
District (Saskatchewan) | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
Region (Manitoba) | Northern Manitoba |
Founded | 1927 |
Incorporated | January 1, 1933 |
Government | |
• Mayor | George Fontaine[1] |
• Council | Flin Flon City Council |
• MP | Niki Ashton (NDP, MB) Gary Vidal (CPC, SK) |
• MLA | Tom Lindsey (NDP, MB) Doyle Vermette (NDP, SK) |
Area | |
• Land | 11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 5,099 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code | 204 |
Website | http://www.cityofflinflon.ca/ |
Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba. Residents thus travel southwest into Saskatchewan, and northeast into Manitoba. The city is incorporated in and is jointly administered by both provinces.