Central Ontario

Central Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of that lies between and the eastern end of .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Barrie and Peterborough.

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is a city of about 148,000 people at the end of Kempenfelt Bay on Lake Simcoe in Southern . Watersports and boating on the bay bring visitors from all over Ontario.

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The City of is considered the hub of the , and is the region's major business, education, cultural, and health care centre. This is a varied community -- a retirement city, but at the same time a university and college city.

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is a town of 25,000 people on the western edge of , . The area surrounding the town is a destination for recreation characterized by the unique terrain and climate where the Niagara Escarpment meets Georgian Bay.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Simcoe County and Kawarthas.

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is a region of about 480,000 people in Central Ontario. Simcoe attracts 8 million visitors a year, many of them coming for water sports in the summer, like boating and fishing on the lakes, or for skiing and snowmobiling in the winter.

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The or Kawartha Lakes region of , Canada, is located one to two hours by car northeast of , and is considered part of Central Ontario.

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The area of , is a rolling expanse of forest and lake, quietly beautiful. Highlights of the area include Georgian Bay with its rocky inlets and wood-lined shores.

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, also known as Haliburton County, is a municipality of about 21,000 people in Central Ontario. It offers more than 600 pristine lakes, and thousands of hectares of virgin forest and wilderness on one of the highest parts of the Canadian Shield.

Central Ontario

Latitude of center
44.755° or 44° 45′ 18″ north
Longitude of center
-78.982° or 78° 58′ 55″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q2945361
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Central Ontario” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中安大略”
  • Chinese: “中部”
  • Chinese: “安大略省中部”
  • Dutch: “Central Ontario”
  • Estonian: “Kesk-Ontario”
  • French: “centre de l’Ontario”
  • French: “Centre de l’Ontario”
  • Italian: “Ontario centrale”
  • Persian: “انتاریوی مرکزی”
  • Portuguese: “Ontário Central”
  • Russian: “Центральное Онтарио”
  • Serbian: “Централни Онтарио”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральне Онтаріо”
  • Urdu: “وسطی اونٹاریو”

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