Flin Flon
Flin Flon | |
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| City of Flin Flon | |
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| Nickname: The City Built On Rock | |
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Flin Flon Location in Canada Flin Flon Location in Manitoba | |
| 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 |
| Incorporated As City | June 26, 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George Fontaine |
| • Council | Flin Flon City Council |
| • MP | Rebecca Chartrand (Lib, MB) Buckley Belanger (Lib, SK) |
| • MLA | Tom Lindsey (NDP, MB) Jordan McPhail (NDP, SK) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,099 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | 204 |
| Website | 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.