Greater Sudbury

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Greater Sudbury
Nickname : The Nickel City
Greater Sudbury Coat of Arms
coat of arms 		Flag of Greater Sudbury
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Motto : Aedificemus
Location in Ontario
Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Greater Sudbury
Greater Sudbury
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Ontario
Coordinates : 46 ° 29 ′  N , 81 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 29 ′  N , 81 ° 0 ′  W
Height : 347.5  m
Area : 3 227.38  km²
Residents : 160,274 (as of 2011)
Population density : 49.7 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Postal code : P3 (AG), P3L, P3N, P3P, P3Y, P0M
Foundation : 1983
Mayor : Brian Bigger
Website : www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca
Sudbury, Ontario
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Meteorological Service of Canada
Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Sudbury, Ontario
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Max. Temperature ( ° C ) −8.4 −6.1 −0.1 8.5 17.2 22.0 24.8 23.1 17.3 10.0 2.0 −5.1 O 8.8
Min. Temperature (° C) −18.6 −16.6 −10.4 −2.2 5.3 10.4 13.3 12.3 7.2 1.5 −5.1 −13.9 O −1.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 68.6 50.6 65.9 64.9 77.5 77.8 76.6 90.5 101.3 82.1 76.5 67.1 Σ 899.4
Rainy days ( d ) 18.4 13.6 13.0 11.1 11.5 12.4 11.5 11.8 13.0 14.0 15.6 18.1 Σ 164
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Inco Superstack

Greater Sudbury [ ˌgɹeɪ̯ɾəɹˈsʌdbəɹi ] ( French Grand Sudbury ) is a city in Ontario , Canada . With 160,274 inhabitants, it was the largest city in Northern Ontario in 2011. With an area of ​​3,227 km² it is the second largest city in Canada after Halifax with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Mostly just called Sudbury by the population , it is an administratively independent city and therefore not part of a county or a regional municipality .

history

Originally, Ojibwe settled in the region.

At the end of the 19th century, the Sudbury settlement emerged as part of the railroad construction, which grew rapidly due to the mining boom in the area and was promoted to town in 1893. 1973 was formed from the city together with Capreol, Walden Rayside-Balfour, Valley East, Nickle Center and Onaping Fall, the Regional Municipality of Sudbury .

Greater Sudbury was created in 2001 as part of the administrative reform in Ontario when the Regional Municipality of Sudbury , similar to other highly urbanized regions of Ontario, was merged into a single municipality.

Buildings

Greater Sudbury has the second tallest chimney in the world and the tallest in the western world, the 381 m high Inco Superstack . At this height, it is the second tallest structure in Canada after the 553 m high CN Tower in Toronto and is comparatively just as high as the New York Empire State Building (without antenna).

traffic

There are a number of highways leading to Greater Sudbury . The main junction of the Trans-Canada Highway , Highway 17 , runs east-west. Highway 69 heads south towards Parry Sound , where the free Highway 400 branches off to Toronto . Highway 144 heads north towards Timmins . The airport is served by regional airlines such as Bearskin or Air Canada Jazz .

Sudbury Junction station is served by the transcontinental long-distance train The Canadian , giving Greater Sudbury a direct train connection to both Toronto and Winnipeg - Edmonton - Jasper - Vancouver . In addition, a day train departs from Sudbury Station and travels via Chapleau (Ontario) to White River (Ontario) (formerly known as The Lake Superior ). Both trains are operated by VIA Rail Canada .

economy

To the northwest of the city center is the Sudbury Basin , a former meteorite impact crater at the edge of which there are very rich nickel and copper deposits that are being exploited. The main mining companies are Falconbridge Limited and Vale Inco .

The main employers in Sudbury (as of November 2010) are:

Companies Employees Branch
Vale 4,000 Mining
Health Sciences North 3,700 health
Sudbury Tax Services Office 2,800 Federal government
City of Greater Sudbury 2,166 Local government
Laurentian University 1,850 education
Rainbow District School Board 1,606 education
Ontario Ministries and Agencies 1,500 Provincial government
Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario 1,443 education
Xstrata 1,139 Mining


Sports

The Sudbury Wolves play ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League . In 1953 and 1983, Greater Sudbury hosted the Canadian curling championship The Brier . In 1988 the Athletics Junior World Championships were held in 1988 .

Town twinning

Greater Sudbury is twinned with Homel in Belarus and Kokkola in Finland .

Famous sons and daughters of the city

Web links

Commons : Greater Sudbury, Ontario  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 13, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Sudbury Keyfacts. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012 ; Retrieved March 29, 2012 .