Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of Hudson Bay/Hudson Strait and east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces : Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
Eastern Canada overlaps into other geographic regions; Ontario and Quebec, Canada's two largest provinces, define Central Canada, while the other provinces in Eastern Canada constitute Atlantic Canada. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime provinces.
Capitals
, Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario.The capitals of the provinces are in the list below:
- Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John's
- Nova Scotia - Halifax
- Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown
- New Brunswick - Fredericton
- Quebec - Quebec City
- Ontario - Toronto
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Population
The total population of this region is about 25,135,649 in 2021, or about 70% of Canada's population. Most of the population resides in Ontario and Quebec. The region contains three of Canada's five largest metropolitan areas, Toronto being the fourth largest municipality in North America.File:Population density statistics canada.gif|thumb|Canada population density map
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;Largest metropolitan areas:
- Toronto, Ontario - 6,254,191
- Montreal, Quebec - 4,098,927
- National Capital Region - 1,568,381
- Quebec City, Quebec - 807,200
- Hamilton, Ontario - 536 917
- London, Ontario - 474 786
- St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario - 447,888
- Kitchener, Ontario - 441 380
- Halifax, Nova Scotia - 403,131
- Windsor, Ontario - 329,144
- Barrie, Ontario - 212,667
- Sherbrooke, Quebec - 212,105
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - 205,955
- Ontario - 13,448,494
- Quebec - 8,164,361
- Nova Scotia - 923,598
- New Brunswick - 747,101
- Newfoundland and Labrador - 519,716
- Prince Edward Island - 142,907
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