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Sudbury, formally Greater Sudbury, is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 161,500 at the 2016 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the fifth-biggest in Canada. It is administratively a Unitary authority, and hence not part of any district, county, or regional municipality.

The Sudbury area was inhabited by the Ojibwe people of the Algonquin group for countless years prior to the founding of Sudbury following the discovery of nickel ore in 1883 during the building of the transcontinental railway. Greater Sudbury was formed in 2001 by combining the cities and towns of the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury with several previously unincorporated towns. Being located inland, the local environment is very seasonal, with typical January lows of around − 18 ° C and typical July highs of 25 ° C.

The population resides in a metropolitan core, and many smaller neighborhoods scattered around 330 lakes and amongst hills of rock blackened by historical smelting activity. As soon as a significant lumber center and a world leader in nickel mining, Sudbury was. Mining and associated markets dominated the economy for much of the 20th century. The two major mining companies which formed the history of Sudbury were Inco, now Vale Limited, which employed more than 25% of the population by the 1970s, and Falconbridge, now Glencore. Sudbury has actually since broadened from its resource-based economy to emerge as the significant retail, economic, health, and instructional center for Northeastern Ontario. Sudbury is likewise house to a big Franco-Ontarian population that influences its arts and culture.