Northern Region, Manitoba

Northern Region
—  Region  —
Location of Northern Manitoba in Manitoba and Canada. The thin straight lines denote census division boundaries.
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Divisions	19, 21, 22, 23
Largest city	Thompson
Area
– Total	438,492 km2 (169,303 sq mi)
Population (2001)
– Total	82,427
– Density	0.19/km2 (0.49/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-5)

The Northern Region is a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated on the Canadian Shield and includes Manitoba's Hudson Bay coastline. The major economic activities are mining and tourism. The region is composed of four census divisions: 19 and 21–23 . The land area of the region is 438,491.51 km² (169,302.52 mi²), which encompasses 67% of Manitoba's total land area. The vast majority of the region is undeveloped wilderness. Its total population as of the 2001 census was 82,427, which is only 6.7% of Manitoba's total population in the 2001 census. The largest municipality is the city of Thompson. Other major population centers include the city of Flin Flon and the town of The Pas. Indian reserves comprise more than 49% of the region's population. There are 54 reserves with a total population of 40,572. The largest of these are Norway House 17 and Peguis 1B.

Geography and ecology

This region is covered by large extents of stunted Black Spruce dominant forest, with association of Tamarack. There are several mammals in the region including the Arctic fox, Beluga whale and Polar bear. The Polar bear has a significant denning area within the Wapusk National Park, from which annual bear migrations to Hudson Bay are made.^[1]

Major communities

The following communities are within the Northern Region of Manitoba:^[2]

• Churchill
• Flin Flon
• Gillam
• Grand Rapids
• Granville Lake
• Ilford

• Leaf Rapids
• Lynn Lake
• Snow Lake
• South Indian Lake
• The Pas
• Thompson
• Gods River

See also

• First Nations in the Northern Region of Manitoba
• Nelson River Hydroelectric Project

References

• C. Michael Hogan. 2008 Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
• Manitoba. 2009. Manitoba Regional Profiles: Northern Region Official Site, Government of Manitoba
• 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

Line notes

1. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008
2. ^ Manitoba. 2009