Northern Region, Manitoba
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The Northern Region of Manitoba is situated on the Canadian Shield, and includes Manitoba's Hudson Bay coastline. The major economic activities are mining and tourism. The region is comprised of four of Statistics Canada's census divisions of Canada: Manitoba Census Divisions No. 19, No. 21, No. 22, and No. 23, which together had a land area of 438,491.51 km² (169,302.52 sq mi), the largest geographical region of Manitoba. Its total population as of the 2001 census was 82,427. The largest municipality is the city of Thompson. Other major population centres include the city of Flin Flon, and the town of The Pas. Indian reserves comprise more than 49 percent of the region's population. There are 54 of them with a total population of 40,572 as of the 2001 census. The largest of these are Norway House 17 and Peguis 1B. In addition, there are four Indian settlements, with a total population of 1,020.
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[edit] Communities
Arranged by census division.
North East Manitoba (Census division 19) map
First Nations communities
- Berens River First Nation
- Black River First Nation
- Bloodvein First Nation
- Chemawawin First Nation
- Crane River
- Dauphin River
- Fisher River
- Fisher River
- Fisher River
- Sagkeeng First Nation (Fort Alexander)
- Hollow Water
- Jackhead
- Little Grand Rapids
- Pauingassi First Nation
- Peguis
- Pine Creek
- Poplar River
- Shoal River
- Swan Lake
- The Narrows
- Waterhen
Flin Flon–North West (Census division 21) map
- Flin Flon, city
- Cranberry Portage, village
- Grand Rapids, town
- Kelsey, R.M. (rural municipality)
- Snow Lake, town
- The Pas, town
First Nations communities
- Chemawawin
- Grand Rapids
- Moose Lake
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21A
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21B
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21C
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21I
Thompson–North Central (Census division 22) map
- Mystery Lake, L.G.D. (local government district)
- Thompson, city
First Nations communities
- Cross Lake
- Cross Lake 19
- Cross Lake 19A
- Cross Lake 19B
- Cross Lake 19C
- Cross Lake 19E
- God's Lake Narrows
- God's River
- Island Lake
- Island Lake 22
- Island Lake 22A
- Nelson House (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation)
- Nelson House 170
- Nelson House 170A
- Nelson House 170B
- Nelson House 170C
- Norway House
- Oxford House
- Red Sucker Lake First Nation
- Split Lake
- York Factory First Nation (York Landing)
Churchill–Northern Manitoba (Census division 23) map
- Churchill, town
- Gillam, town
- Leaf Rapids, town
- Lynn Lake, town
First Nations communities
- Brochet
- Churchill
- Fox Lake
- Highrock
- Lac Brochet
- Pukatawagan
- Shamattawa
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Community Profile: Census Division No. 19, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
- Community Profile: Census Division No. 21, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
- Community Profile: Census Division No. 22, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
- Community Profile: Census Division No. 23, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
[edit] External links
- Manitoba Regional Profiles: Northern Region - Government of Manitoba
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| Regions | Winnipeg Capital Region · Central Plains · Eastman · Interlake · Northern · Parkland · Pembina Valley · Westman |
| Census divisions | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 |
| Cities | Brandon · Dauphin · Flin Flon (part) · Portage la Prairie · Selkirk · Steinbach · Thompson · Winkler · Winnipeg |
