North Slave Region (original) (raw)
Administrative region in Northwest Territories, Canada
North Slave Region | |
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Administrative region | |
Canadian Shield in Yellowknife | |
YellowknifeDettahNdilǫGamètiWekweètìBehchokǫ̀WhatìŁutselk'eTłı̨chǫ LandsEkatiGahcho KuéDiavik | |
Location within the Northwest Territories | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Northwest Territories |
Federal riding | Northwest Territories |
Territorial ridings | MonfwiTu Nedhé-Wiilideh Yellowknife Frame Lake Great Slave Kam Lake Range Lake Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife North Yellowknife South |
Regional offices[1] | YellowknifeBehchokǫ̀ (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.
The North Slave Region includes the following communities:
Communities of the North Slave Region
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 |
Downtown Yellowknife
Historical population
YearPop.±%200121,037— 200221,751+3.4%200322,613+4.0%200423,041+1.9%200523,091+0.2%200622,990−0.4%200723,157+0.7%200823,304+0.6%200923,133−0.7% | YearPop.±%201023,199+0.3%201123,478+1.2%201223,595+0.5%201323,817+0.9%201423,955+0.6%201524,271+1.3%201624,588+1.3%201724,585−0.0% |
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Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[7] |
^ a: 2001 estimated population. Included with Yellowknife
- ^ 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