Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (French: Région de Eastman), is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and Lake Winnipeg, on the east by the Manitoba-Ontario 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 2021 Canadian census, the Eastman Region is the second most populous region outside of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region.

Eastman Region
Map of the Eastman Region of Manitoba.
Map of the Eastman Region of Manitoba.
CountryCanada Canada
ProvinceManitoba Manitoba
Area
 • Total
21,074.16 km2 (8,136.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
128,855
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)

The city of Steinbach is the largest population centre in the region. The Trans-Canada Highway runs through the middle of the Eastman Region.

Major communities

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Name of Population Centre Population (2021) Status
Beausejour 3,308 Town
Blumenort 1,738 LUD
Lac du Bonnet 1,064 Town
Lorette 3,208 LUD
Mitchell 3,136 LUD
Niverville 5,947 Town
Oakbank 5,041 LUD
Pinawa 1,331 Local government district
Powerview–Pine Falls 1,239 Town
St-Pierre-Jolys 1,170 Village
Ste. Anne 2,891 Town
Steinbach 17,806 City

Unorganized areas:

Rural municipalities

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Rural municipality Unincorporated communities Census division Population (2021)
Alexander No. 1 3,854
Brokenhead
  • Brokenhead
  • Cloverleaf
  • Cromwell
  • Green Bay
  • Hazelglen
  • Ladywood
  • Lydiatt
  • St. Ouens
  • Tyndall–Garson (LUD)
No. 12 5,414
De Salaberry No. 2 3,918
Emerson-Franklin
  • Arnaud
  • Carlowrie
  • Dominion City
  • Fredensthal
  • Green Ridge
  • Ridgeville
  • Rosa
  • Roseau River
  • Senkiw
  • Tolstoi
  • Woodmore
No. 2 (part in No. 3) 2,437
Hanover No. 2 17,216
La Broquerie No. 2 6,725
Lac du Bonnet No. 1 3,563
Piney No. 1 1,843
Reynolds No. 1 1,344
Ritchot No. 2 7,469
Springfield No. 12 16,142
Ste. Anne No. 2 5,584
Stuartburn No. 1 1,731
Taché No. 2 11,916
Victoria Beach No. 1 689
Whitemouth No. 1 1,630

First Nations and Indian reserves

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Points of interest

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Other

Parks, forestry, and landforms

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Bodies of water

Transport

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References

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  1. ^ "Southeast Manitoba economic region statistics". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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