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Central Ontario is located within Southern Ontario. It is not geographically close to the actual "centre" of Ontario as its name would suggest, but in the central third of Southern Ontario on a horizontal west to east axis.
Parry Sound District and Muskoka District are within Central Ontario, but are treated as part of Northern Ontario by federal economic development programs because of these districts' special economic circumstances; Parry Sound, but not Muskoka, is now classed with Northern Ontario by the provincial government.
All or part of Grey County and Bruce County may on occasion be included with Central Ontario as they are north of 44 degrees in latitude but are far more often treated as part of Southwestern Ontario or the Georgian Triangle area, which includes parts of both Central and Southwestern Ontario. Hastings County and Prince Edward County may be considered part of Central Ontario by different sources but are more often included as being in Eastern Ontario, mostly because they share the same telephone area code (613), have better transportation links to this region, and are part of the coverage area of Kingston-area media.
The southern portion of the region is more densely populated than the northern portion, as this area is closer to the GTA and hosts cities such as Barrie, Peterborough and Belleville. All three cities serve as regional centres, Barrie and Peterborough having strong economic ties to the Greater Toronto Area. Barrie in particular has a fast growing population as a result of the GTA's northern encroachment and has benefited economically from its key position in close proximity to Toronto. Both Barrie and Peterborough are also located in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region.
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