cities
Ottawa pop. 812,129
Kingston pop. 130,000
Belleville pop. 60,000
Quinte West pop. 55,000
Cornwall pop. 45,000
Brockville pop. 20,000
Pembroke pop. 15,000
talk
When it comes to language, Eastern Ontario is divided into three linguistic sub-regions: the Canadian French area, the Canadian English area and the Ottawa Valley Twang area.
The Canadian French area is mainly in Prescott-Russell, in the far northeastern section of Eastern Ontario. In this area, the French language is dominant culturally.
The Canadian English area is mainly in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Leeds-Grenville, Frontenac County and Lanark County. In this area, the English language is dominant culturally.
The Ottawa Valley Twang area is mainly in Renfrew County. In this area, an accent of the English language, called Ottawa Valley Twang is dominant. Often common phrases that are normally two words are pronounced as though there is no space between them eg. "Good day" is pronounced as "gidday".
towns
Petawawa pop. 14,000
Hawkesbury pop. 13,000
Rockland pop. 12,000
Arnprior pop. 9,000
Smiths Falls pop. 9,000
Picton pop. 5000
Renfrew pop. 8,000
Embrun pop. 8,000
Carleton Place pop. 9,000
Perth pop. 7,000
Gananoque pop. 5,000
Russell pop. 5,000
villages
Prescott pop. 4,000
Kemptville pop. 4,000
Winchester pop. 2,500
Morrisburg pop. 2,500
Chesterville pop. 1,500
Merrickville pop. 1,000
Carp
other destinations
Thousand Islands (scenic border region split between Eastern Ontario and upper New York State.