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The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1907 from parts of Algoma District.

Although the Sudbury District takes its name from the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, and geographically encloses the city on all sides, the city is not politically part of the district. The city instead has comprised its own separate geographic division since 1973, when the Regional Municipality of Sudbury was created. The Regional Municipality of Sudbury was separated from the district so that its needs could not dominate the much smaller communities in the district.

In 2001, the population of the Sudbury District was 22,894.

1 Municipalities

• Town of Espanola (district seat)
• Municipality (town) of French River
• Municipality (town) of Killarney
• Municipality (town) of Markstay-Warren
• Municipality (town) of St. Charles
• Township of Baldwin
• Township of Chapleau
• Township of Nairn and Hyman
• Township of Sables-Spanish Rivers

1.1 Communities

• Benny, Ontario
• Biscotasing, Ontario
• Cartier, Ontario
• Duck Lake, Ontario
• Foleyet, Ontario
• Gogama, Ontario
• Kormak, Ontario
• Kukatush, OntarioKukatush, Ontario is a small community located approximately 60 kilometers west of Timmins in Norther Ontario (via highway 101). The main reason for its existance has been the presence of the Canadian National Railway siding that still functions there.
• McKerrow, Ontario
• Mattagami First Nation, Ontario
• Metagama, Ontario
• Nemegos First Nation, Ontario
• Shining Tree, Ontario
• Sultan, Ontario
• Wanapitei First Nation, Ontario
• Westree, Ontario
• Whitefish Falls, Ontario
• Whitefish Lake First Nation, Ontario
• Whitefish River First Nation, Ontario (boundaries include parts of both Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts)
• Willisville, Ontario

2 Provincial Highways

The Sudbury District is served by Trans-Canada HighwaysThe Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. The system (not a single roadway--the Yellowhead Highway is also part of the system, for example) was approved by the Trans-Canada Highway Act of 1948, 17, which leads from the community of Walford ( Sables-Spanish Rivers) in the west to the community of Warren ( Markstay-Warren) in the east, and 69, which enters the district at French River and exits at the southern boundary of Greater Sudbury.

The Ontario provincial government is converting Highway 69 to a freeway400-Series Highways are a network of controlled-access freeways throughout the province of Ontario, Canada. They function similar to the Interstate Highway network in the United States or the Autoroute system in the province of Quebec. Modern 400-Series H. Construction, and renumbering as Highway 400, are expected to be complete by 20132013 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events May 10 Annular solar eclipse November 3 Hybrid solar eclipse The Kyushu Shinkansen high speed rail line in Japan is scheduled to be completed, linking Kagoshima, Nagasaki, and Fukuo.

Other primary provincial highways in the district are:

• Highway 6, which extends from Highway 17 south to Whitefish Falls , where it enters the Manitoulin DistrictThe Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1888 from part of Algoma District. The district seat is Gore Bay. The Manitoulin District comprises Manitoulin Island and a number of smal,
• Highway 64, which runs from Highway 69 east and north through the Municipality of French River, and enters the Nipissing DistrictNipissing District, Ontario is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay. Municipalities City of North Bay Municipality of Temagami Municipality of West Nipissing Town of at Mashkinonje Provincial Park ,
• Highway 101, which extends from the boundary of Algoma District, west of Chapleau, to the boundary of Timiskaming District, just outside of Timmins, Ontario,
• Highway 129, which runs from Highway 101 to the boundary of Algoma District south of Chapleau ,
• Highway 144, which runs from the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury north to the boundary of Timiskaming District, just outside of Timmins.

The Sudbury District also has a number of secondary provincial highways, which are the analogue in a district to county or municipal roads in Southern Ontario. They are important connections to the communities they serve, but are not significant routes for through traffic. The secondary highways are:

• Highway 528, connecting the community of Wolseley Bay ( French River) to Highway 64,
• Highway 528A, which provides access to the south side of the water body at Wolseley Bay,
• Highway 535, connecting Highway 64 at Noëlville ( French River) to Highway 17 at Hagar ( St. Charles,
• Highway 553, extending north from the community of Massey ( Sables-Spanish Rivers),
• Highway 560, which runs from Highway 144 to the boundary of Timiskaming District, through Shining Tree ,
• Highway 560A, which connects Westree to Highway 560,
• Highway 607, which runs from Bigwood ( French River) to Highway 64,
• Highway 607A, which provides road access to the French River,
• Highway 637, which runs from Highway 69 to the community of Killarney.