Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (french: Région de Eastman), is an informal geographic

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of the

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province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and

Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Its southern end is about north of ...

, on the east by the Manitoba-

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border, on the south by the Canada–US border, and on the west by the Red River. The city of Steinbach is the largest population centre in the region. The

Trans-Canada Highway The Trans-Canada Highway (Canadian French, French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the A ...

runs through the middle of the Eastman Region.

Major communities

Urban municipalities: * Beausejour (town) * Lac du Bonnet (town) * Niverville (town) * Pinawa ( local government district) * Powerview–Pine Falls (town) *

St-Pierre-Jolys St-Pierre-Jolys (formerly ''Rivière-aux-Rats''/Rat River, ''St-Pierre''/St. Pierre) is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located southeast of Winnipeg on Highway 59 near the Rat River. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality ...

(village) *

Ste. Anne Ste. Anne, or Sainte-Anne-des-Chênes, is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located about 42 km southeast of Winnipeg. The population was 2,114 in 2016, 1,524 in 2011, and 1,513 in 2011. It is known for being located on the Seine River and at th ...

(town) * Steinbach (city) Unorganized areas: * Unorganized Division 1

Rural municipalities

First Nations and Indian reserves

* Animakee Wa Zhing 37 * Buffalo Point * Iskatewizaagegan 39 * Roseau River Anishinabe (

Roseau Rapids 2A Roseau (Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau Ri ...

and Roseau River 2) *

Shoal Lake 37A Shoal Lake 37A is a First Nations reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place ...

Shoal Lake 39 Shoal Lake 39 is a First Nations reserve on Shoal Lake straddling the border between Manitoba and Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Iskatewizaagegan 39 Independent First Nation Shoal Lake 39 First Nation ( oj, Iskatewi-zaaga'iganiing 3 ...

Shoal Lake 39A Shoal Lake 39A is a First Nations reserve straddling the border of Manitoba and Ontario on the shores of Shoal Lake. It is one of the reserves of the Iskatewizaagegan 39 Independent First Nation Shoal Lake 39 First Nation ( oj, Iskatewi-zaag ...

Shoal Lake 40 Shoal Lake 40 is a First Nations reserve straddling the border of Manitoba and Ontario on the shores of Shoal Lake. It is one of the reserves of the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation Shoal Lake 40 First Nation ( oj, Iskatewi-zaaga'iganiing 40) is ...

Points of interest

Other * Great Falls Generating Station *

Underground Research Laboratory The Underground Research Laboratory was a test site for deep geological repository of nuclear waste operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL's) Whiteshell Laboratories near Lac du Bonnet in Manitoba, Canada. The site was built inside ...

* Whiteshell Laboratories

Parks, forestry, and landforms

* Agassiz Provincial Forest *

Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park Atikaki Provincial Park is a wilderness park in Manitoba, Canada, located east of Lake Winnipeg along the Ontario boundary in the Canadian Shield. The area of Atikaki Provincial Park is . Atikaki Provincial Park is north of Nopiming Provincial ...

* Belair Provincial Forest * Birch Point Provincial Park *

Birds Hill Provincial Park Birds Hill Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada located in the Boreal Plains ecozone. The park protects areas representative of Aspen/Oak parkland, as well as provides opportunities for recreation. It is located 24 kilometers ...

* Brightstone Sand Hills Provincial Forest * Cat Hills Provincial Forest * Elk Island Provincial Park * Grand Beach Provincial Park * Lee River Wildlife Management Area *

Manigotagan River Provincial Park Manigotagan River Provincial Park is a nature park in the province of Manitoba, Canada, named for the whitewater Manigotagan River that runs through it. Designated as a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 1 December 2004, it is t ...

* Nopiming Provincial Park * Pinawa Dam Provincial Park * Poplar Bay Provincial Park *

Sandilands Provincial Forest The Sandilands Provincial Forest is a forest located within the southeastern area of Manitoba, Canada, and consists of thousands of acres of sand hills, forest, wetlands, and mostly unpopulated crown lands. Sandilands Provincial Forest covers cl ...

* St. Malo Provincial Park * Wampum Provincial Forest * Whitemouth Bog Ecological Reserve * Whiteshell Provincial Park and Forest Bodies of water *

* Lee River *

Manigotagan River The Manigotagan River is a whitewater river located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The river flows into the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg and it is a rare remote river of southern Canada. Situated at the river's mouth, on the shore of Lake W ...

* Roseau River *

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* Winnipeg River

Transport

* Bird River (Lac du Bonnet) Airport * Bird River Water Aerodrome * Lac du Bonnet Airport * Lac du Bonnet (North) Water Aerodrome * Manitoba Highway 11 * Manitoba Provincial Road 304 *

Silver Falls Airport Silver Falls Airport is located south of Silver Falls, Manitoba, Canada. See also *Silver Falls Water Aerodrome Silver Falls Water Aerodrome is located south of Silver Falls Silver Falls, is a waterfall in the Mount Rainier National Par ...

Silver Falls Water Aerodrome Silver Falls Water Aerodrome is located south of Silver Falls Silver Falls, is a waterfall in the Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The falls were formed as the Ohanapecosh River The Ohanapecosh River ( ) (spelle ...

* Lancaster–Tolstoi Border Crossing * Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing * Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing *

Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing The Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing connects the city of Warroad, Minnesota and community of Sprague, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. Minnesota State Highway 313 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 12 on the Canadian side ...

External links

Eastman Regional ProfileCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 1, Manitoba; Statistics CanadaCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 2, Manitoba; Statistics CanadaCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 12, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
Geographic regions of Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub