Gamèti
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Gamètì (/ˈɡæməti/;[9] formerly known as Rae Lakes until 4 August 2005), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Gamètì[10] is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Gamètì, according to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre means "rabbit-net lake".[6] 'Gah means 'rabbit', and "mi" means net, "tì" means lake, or water. It is one of the four Tłı̨chǫ communities which form part of the Tlicho Government.[11]
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Gamètì
Rae Lakes | |
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Coordinates: 64°06′44″N 117°21′13″W | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Northwest Territories |
Region | North Slave Region |
Constituency | Monfwi |
Census division | Region 3 |
Incorporated | 4 August 2005 |
Government | |
• Senior Administrative Officer / Chief Administrative Officer[1][circular reference] | Sherbaz Muhammad[2] |
• Mayor / Chief | Doreen Arrowmaker |
• MLA | vacant |
Area | |
• Land | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 278 |
• Density | 30.3/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Canadian Postal code | X0E 1R0 |
Area code | 867 |
Telephone exchange | 997[4] |
- Living cost | 152.5A |
- Food price index | 123.3B |
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[5] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[6] Canada Flight Supplement[7] ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[8] ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[8] |
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