List of communities in the Northwest Territories
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The Northwest Territories of Canada contains 33 official communities.[1]
Contents
Communities
The following are communities recognised by the Government of the Northwest Territories. All of them are also recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.[2]
Name[3] | Translation[3] | Governance[4] | Municipality[5] | Administrative region |
Census division |
Population 2011[2] |
% change from 2006 |
Location |
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Aklavik | barren-ground grizzly place | Hamlet[6] | Yes | Inuvik[6] | Region 1 | 633 | 6.6% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Behchoko | Mbehcho's place | Town - Community Government (Tlicho)[7] | Yes | North Slave[7] | Region 3 | 1,926 | 1.7% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Colville Lake | K'áhbamñtúé; ptarmigan net place | First Nation (Designated Authority) (Behdzi Ahda First Nation)[8] | No | Sahtu[8] | Region 2 | 149 | 18.3% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Deline | where the waters flow | Charter Community[9] | Yes | Sahtu[9] | Region 2 | 472 | -10.1% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dettah | burnt point | First Nation - Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah)[10] | No | North Slave[10] | Region 6 | 210 | -15.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Enterprise | Hamlet[11] | Yes | South Slave[11] | Region 5 | 87 | -10.3% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Fort Good Hope | Rádeyîlîkóé; rapids place | Charter Community (K'asho Got'ine Charter Community Council)[12] | Yes | Sahtu[12] | Region 2 | 515 | -7.5% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fort Liard | Echaot'l Koe; people from the land of the giants | Hamlet[13] | Yes | Dehcho[13] | Region 4 | 536 | -8.1% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fort McPherson | Teet'lit Zhen; at the head of the waters place | Hamlet[14] | Yes | Inuvik[14] | Region 1 | 792 | 2.1% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fort Providence | Zhahti Koe; mission house | Hamlet[15] | Yes | South Slave[15] | Region 4 | 734 | 1.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fort Resolution | Deninoo Kue; moose island | Hamlet[16] | Yes | South Slave[16] | Region 5 | 474 | -2.1% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fort Simpson | Liidlii Kue; place where rivers come together | Village[17] | Yes | Dehcho[17] | Region 4 | 1,238 | 1.8% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fort Smith | Thebacha; beside the rapids | Town[18] | Yes | South Slave[18] | Region 5 | 2,093 | -11.5% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Gamèti | rabbit net place | First Nation (Tlicho)[19] | Yes | North Slave[19] | Region 3 | 253 | -10.6% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hay River Reserve | Xátå'odehchee; Hay River | First Nation K'atlodeechee First Nation[20] | No | South Slave[20] | Region 4 | 292 | -5.5% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hay River | Xátå'odehchee; Hay River | Town[21] | Yes | South Slave[21] | Region 5 | 3,606 | -1.2% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Inuvik | place of man | Town[22] | Yes | Inuvik[22] | Region 1 | 3,463 | -0.6% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jean Marie River | Tthedzehk'edeli; water flowing over clay | First Nation - Designated Authority (TthedzehK'edeli First Nation)[23] | No | Dehcho[23] | Region 4 | 64 | -21.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Kakisa | K’agee; between the willows | First Nation - Designated Authority (Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation)[24] | No | South Slave[24] | Region 4 | 45 | -13.5% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lutselk'e | place of the Łutsel, a type of small fish | First Nation - Designated Authority (Lutsel K'e Dene Band)[25] | No | North Slave[25] | Region 5 | 295 | -7.2% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Nahanni Butte | Tthenáágó; strong rock | First Nation - Designated Authority (Nahanni Butte Dene Band)[26] | No | Dehcho[26] | Region 4 | 102 | -11.3% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Norman Wells | Tåegõhtî; where there is oil | Town[27] | Yes | Sahtu[27] | Region 2 | 727 | -4.5% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Paulatuk | Paulatuuq; place of coal | Hamlet[28] | Yes | Inuvik[28] | Region 1 | 313 | 6.5% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sachs Harbour | Ikahuak; place to which you cross | Hamlet[29] | Yes | Inuvik[29] | Region 1 | 112 | -8.2% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Trout Lake | Sambaa K'e | First Nation - Designated Authority (Sambaa K'e Dene Band)[30] | No | Dehcho[30] | Region 4 | 92 | 7.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Tsiigehtchic | mouth of the iron river | Charter Community[31] | Yes | Inuvik[31] | Region 1 | 143 | -18.3% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Tuktoyaktuk | looks like a caribou | Hamlet[32] | Yes | Inuvik[32] | Region 1 | 854 | -1.8% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Tulita | where the waters meet | Hamlet[33] | Yes | Sahtu[33] | Region 2 | 478 | -5.3% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Ulukhaktok | where there is material for ulus | Hamlet[34] | Yes | Inuvik[34] | Region 1 | 402 | 1.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Wekweeti | rock lake | First Nation - Community Government (Tlicho)[35] | Yes | North Slave[35] | Region 3 | 141 | 2.9% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Whatì | marten lake | First Nation - Community Government (Tlicho)[36] | Yes | North Slave[36] | Region 3 | 492 | 7.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Wrigley | Pedzéh Kñ; clay place | First Nation - Designated Authority (Pehdzeh Ki First Nation)[37] | No | Dehcho[37] | Region 4 | 133 | 9.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Yellowknife | Sömbak'è; money place | City[38] | Yes | North Slave[38] | Region 6 | 19,234 | 2.9% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Other
N'Dilo, part of the Akaitcho Territory Government, and represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. It is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. on Latham Island, Yellowknife.[39]
Other census subdivisions
Community name | Translation | Governance | Administrative region |
Census division |
Population 2011[40] |
% change from 2006 |
Location |
Reliance | Settlement | South Slave | Region 5 | 5 | -50.0% | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Salt Plains 195 | Indian reserve | South Slave | Region 5 | 0 | unchanged | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Other places
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Regional populations
Regional populations (Census division) | ||||
Region 1 | 8 communities | 6,712[41] | Region 1, Unorganized | 0[42] |
Region 2 | 5 communities | 2,341[43] | Region 2, Unorganized | 0[44] |
Region 3 | 4 communities | 2,812[45] | Region 3, Unorganized | 0[46] |
Region 4 | 9 communities | 3,246[47] | Region 4, Unorganized | 10[48] |
Region 5 | 7 communities | 6,907[49] | Region 5, Unorganized | 347[50] |
Region 6 | 2 communities | 19,444[51] | Region 6, Unorganized | 0[52] |
Regional populations (administrative divisions) | ||||
Dehcho Region | 6 communities | 2,203 | ||
Inuvik Region | 8 communities | 6,698 | ||
North Slave Region | 8 communities | 22,239 | ||
Sahtu Region | 5 communities | 2,474 | ||
South Slave Region | 7 communities | 7,681 |
See also
References
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