Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (), is an informal geographic

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of the

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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 ...

. It is bounded on the north by the

Winnipeg River Winnipeg River is a Canadian river that flows roughly northwest from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. This river is long from the Norman Dam in Kenora to its mouth at Lake Winnipeg. Its drainage basin, w ...

and

Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg () is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its southern end is about north of the city of Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg is Canada's sixth-largest freshwater lake and the third- ...

, 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. With a population of 128,855 as of the

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, the Eastman Region is the second most populous region outside of the

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. The city of Steinbach is the largest population centre in the region. The

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runs through the middle of the Eastman Region.

Major communities

Unorganized areas: * Unorganized Division 1

Rural municipalities

First Nations and Indian reserves

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

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and Roseau River 2) * Shoal Lake 37A * Shoal Lake 39 * Shoal Lake 39A * Shoal Lake 40

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 a ...

* Whiteshell Laboratories

Parks, forestry, and landforms

* Agassiz Provincial Forest * Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park * 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 kilometer ...

* Brightstone Sand Hills Provincial Forest * Cat Hills Provincial Forest *

Elk Island Provincial Park Elk Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is in size, and is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. History Elk Island Provincial Park was designa ...

* 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 the ...

Nopiming Provincial Park Nopiming Provincial Park is a natural provincial park in Manitoba, Canada, located on the southeast side of the province, along the boundary with Ontario. The area was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1976. The 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 Whitemouth Bog Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located southwest of Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada. It was established in 2009 under the Manitoba '' Ecological Reserves Act'', and protects a tract of rich peatland bog ...

Whiteshell Provincial Park Whiteshell Provincial Park is a provincial park in southeast Manitoba, approximately east of the city of Winnipeg. The park is considered to be a IUCN protected area categories#Category II — National Park, Class II protected area under the IU ...

and Forest Bodies of water *

* Lee River * Manigotagan River * Roseau River *

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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 Water Aerodrome *

Lancaster–Tolstoi Border Crossing The Lancaster–Tolstoi Border Crossing connects the city of Lancaster, Minnesota and community of Tolstoi, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. It is the westernmost international border crossing in Minnesota following the closure o ...

Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing The Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing connects the communities of Pinecreek, Minnesota and Piney, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. Minnesota State Highway 89 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 89 on the Canadian side. Can ...

Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing The Roseau–South Junction Border Crossing connects the cities of Roseau, Minnesota and South Junction, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. It is connected by Minnesota State Highway 310 in Roseau County on the American side and ...

* Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing

References

External links

Eastman Regional ProfileCommunity Profile: Census Division No. 1, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

Community Profile: Census Division No. 2, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

Community Profile: Census Division No. 12, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
Geographic regions of Manitoba Long stubs with short prose {{Manitoba-geo-stub