Facts About Dauphin
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Dauphin is in western Manitoba near Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Riding Mountain National Park, just west of Lake Manitoba and Dauphin Lake and south of Lake Winnipegosis.
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The nearby lake was given the name “Dauphin” by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne.
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Dauphin was granted a village charter on 11 July 1898, with George Barker as the first mayor.
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In 1901 Dauphin was incorporated as a town, with George King as mayor.
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Dauphin was incorporated as a city in 1998.
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The City of Dauphin had a population of 8,457
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Dauphin was 40.6 °C on 28 June 1931. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −44.4 °C on 25 February 1890 and 18 February 1966.
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Dauphin is Known as the “City of Sunshine”.
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Dauphin’s Countryfest is the longest-running Canadain country music festival.
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Dauphin is 268 m above sea level.
