Sultan, Ontario

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Sultan, Ontario
Sultan, Ontario

Sultan is a community in the District of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sultan has a population of approximately 150 and the local economy is based primarily on hunting and related tourism. In the past the logging industry formed the mainstay of the economy. Children from Sultan attend school in Chapleau, 68 kilometres (42 mi) away.

The primary access to Sultan by car is by Highway 667 and Sultan Industrial Road, an unpaved logging road connecting to Highway 144. VIA Rail goes through Sultan, although the station is a flag stop[1] and consists of only a stop sign.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Train station: Sultan (Ontario). VIA Rail. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.


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Coordinates: 47°35′N 82°46′W / 47.583, -82.767