North Slave Region
North Slave Region | |
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 Location within the Northwest Territories | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Federal riding | Northwest Territories |
| Territorial ridings | Monfwi Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh |
| Regional offices[1] | Yellowknife Behchokǫ̀ (sub-office) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 23,144 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Highways |  Highway 3  Highway 4 |
The North Slave Region or Tłicho Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the most populous of the five regions, with a population of almost 23,000. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Yellowknife and a sub-office in Behchokǫ̀.[1] With the exception of Yellowknife, the communities are predominantly First Nations.
Communities
[edit]The North Slave Region includes the following communities:
| Community | Demographics (2016) | ||||||
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| Name[3] | Type[4] | Census[5] | Aboriginal Population Profile[6] | ||||
| Official | Traditional | Total | First Nations | Métis | Inuit | Other | |
| Behchokǫ̀ | Tlicho community government | 1,874 | 1,720 | 60 | 10 | 160 | |
| Dettah | T'èɂehda | Designated authority | 219 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Gamèti | Tlicho community government | 278 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Łutselk'e | Designated authority | 303 | 270 | 0 | 10 | 35 | |
| Ndilǫ | Yellowknives community | Included in Yellowknife | |||||
| Wekweètì | Tlicho community government | 129 | 120 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| Whatì | Tlicho community government | 470 | 440 | 10 | 0 | 25 | |
| Yellowknife | Sǫ̀mbak'è | City | 19,569 | 3,200 | 1,280 | 625 | 17,550 |
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| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]^ a: 2001 estimated population. Included with Yellowknife
References
[edit]- ^ a b North Slave Region
- ^ Government of the Northwest Territories. "About Municipal and Community Affairs". Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Differences in Community Government Structures" (PDF). Maca.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data".
- ^ "Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT
External links
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