Northeastern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario
—  Region  —
██ Core area ██ Extended area
Coordinates: 48°00′N 81°45′W / 48°N 81.75°W / 48; -81.75Coordinates: 48°00′N 81°45′W / 48°N 81.75°W / 48; -81.75
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Area
– Total	266,802.37 km2 (103,013 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	510,326
– Density	1.91/km2 (4.9/sq mi)
Largest City	Greater Sudbury 157,857 (2006)

Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.

Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater Sudbury.

For some purposes, Parry Sound District and Muskoka District Municipality are treated as part of Northeastern Ontario even though they are geographically in Central Ontario. These two divisions are coloured in green on the map.

Northeastern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario may also be grouped together as Northern Ontario. An important difference between the two sub-regions is that Northeastern Ontario has a sizeable Franco-Ontarian population — approximately 25 per cent of the region's population speaks French as a first language, compared to just 3.2 per cent in the northwest.

Cities and towns

Northeastern Ontario has six cities. They are Greater Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Timmins, Elliot Lake and Temiskaming Shores.

Smaller towns in the region include Espanola, Blind River, Chapleau, Cochrane, Englehart, Hearst, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Kirkland Lake, Moosonee, French River, St. Charles, Markstay-Warren and West Nipissing.

Population

Population of Northeastern Ontario
District	2006	±	2001	±	1996
Northeastern Ontario	510,326	-3.3%	512,007	-5.6%	542,248
Algoma District	117,461	-0.9%	118,567	-5.5%	125,455
Cochrane District	82,503 †	-3.2%	85,247	-8.6%	93,240
Greater Sudbury (including enclaved Wahnapitae First Nations reserve)	157,909	1.7%	155,268	-6.1%	165,336
Manitoulin District	13,090	3.2%	12,679	7.9%	11,747
Nipissing District	84,688 †	2.1%	82,910	-2.3%	84,832
Sudbury District	21,392	-6.6%	22,894	-3.9%	23,831
Timiskaming District	33,283	-3.4%	34,442	-8.9%	37,807

Provincial parks

• List of Ontario provincial parks in Northeastern Ontario