Northeastern Ontario
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 Algoma District , Sudbury District , Cochrane District , Timiskaming District , Nipissing District , Manitoulin District 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 districts 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 , Hearst , Iroquois Falls , Kapuskasing , Kirkland Lake , 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
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