Kenora District, Ontario
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Kenora District (2003 Postcensal population estimate: 66,130) is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1907 from parts of Rainy River District. It is, geographically, the largest division in that province; at 407,167 km² it takes up over one-third of the province's area; it is larger than Paraguay and approximately the size of California. The district seat is Kenora. The northern part, north of the Albany River and known sometimes as the Patricia Portion, was added to the Kenora District after it became part of Ontario in 1912.
The climate is very harsh because of the influence of the cold waters of Hudson and James bays: most of the region is taiga characterised by discontinuous permafrost, but on the extreme northern coast there are - remarkably for a latitude of only 54°N - patches of true arctic tundra and continuous permafrost. This is the southernmost point reached by the circumpolar line of continuous permafrost on any continent.
Most of the population of the district is concentrated in the extreme south where some agriculture is possible: the main crop is barley. In the north, mining is extremely extensive: northern Kenora district contains among the largest and highest-grade reserves of uranium in the world, and is also one of the world's major producers of nickel. Traditional native activities such as hunting and fishing dominate the northern half of the district outside of the few minings settlements. Roads can only reach about halfway to the northernmost point of Kenora district, so that air and (in summer) river transport is the only means of reaching the most remote part of the district. The major railroad between Toronto and British Columbia passes through the south of the district.
Municipalities
- City of Dryden
- City of Kenora
- Municipality of Red Lake
- Municipality (town) of Sioux Lookout
- Township of Ear Falls
- Township of Ignace
- Township of Machin
- Township of Pickle Lake
- Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
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Unorganized Areas
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| Province / Territory | Largest | km² | Smallest | km² |
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| Alberta | Division No. 17 | 192,055.15 | Division No. 8 | 9,908.36 |
| British Columbia | Stikine Region | 132,496.21 | Nanaimo | 2,034.94 |
| Manitoba | Division No. 23 | 242,016.21 | Division No. 11 | 572.12 |
| New Brunswick | North'land County | 12,112.44 | St. John County | 1,462.43 |
| N'land and Labrador | Division No. 10 | 269,073.30 | Division No. 2 | 6,099.04 |
| Northwest Territories | Fort Smith Region | 618,360.38 | Inuvik Region | 522,747.99 |
| Nova Scotia | Halifax County | 5,495.54 | Richmond County | 1,244.28 |
| Nunavut | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 1,023,570.49 | Kivalliq Region | 444,680.40 |
| Ontario | Kenora District | 407,167.33 | Toronto Division | 629.91 |
| Prince Edward Island | Queens County | 2,020.17 | Kings County | 1,684.35 |
| Quebec | Nord-du-Québec | 747,719.86 | Laval | 247.07 |
| Saskatchewan | Division No. 18 | 268,498.80 | Division No. 10 | 12,223.73 |
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