Espanola, Ontario

Espanola
Town (single-tier)
Town of Espanola
Spanish River and Domtar mill in Espanola
Espanola
Coordinates: 46°15′N 81°46′W / 46.250°N 81.767°W / 46.250; -81.767
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Sudbury
Settled	1900s
Incorporated	1958
Government
• Type	Town
• Mayor	Douglas Gervais
• MP	Carol Hughes (NDP)
• MPP	Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area [1]
• Land	82.82 km2 (31.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	5,185
• Density	60.3/km2 (156/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	P5E
Area code	705 & 249
Highways	Highway 6
GNBC Code	FBCXV
Website	www.espanola.ca/

Espanola (2021 population census 5,185) is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, in the Sudbury District. It is situated on the Spanish River, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of downtown Sudbury, and just south of the junction of Highway 6 and Highway 17. The town is where the first experimental rules for the sport of ringette were created in 1963 by Mirl Arthur "Red" McCarthy using a group of local high school girls. Today, Espanola is considered "The Home of Ringette" while North Bay, Ontario, is considered the "Birthplace of Ringette" though the title of "birthplace of ringette" is often shared by both. Wile also being the home of Domtar paper distribution.^[3]