North Slave Region

For the territorial riding formerly known as North Slave, see Monfwi.

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.

North Slave Region
Administrative region
Canadian Shield in Yellowknife
Yellowknife Dettah Ndilǫ Gamèti Wekweètì Behchokǫ̀ Whatì Łutselk'e Tłı̨chǫ Lands Ekati Gahcho Kué Diavik
Location within the Northwest Territories
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Federal riding	Northwest Territories
Territorial ridings	Monfwi Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Yellowknife Frame Lake Great Slave Kam Lake Range Lake Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife North Yellowknife South
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

Communities

The North Slave Region includes the following communities:

Communities of the North Slave Region

Community			Demographics (2016)
Name[2]		Type[3]	Census[4]	Aboriginal Population Profile[5]
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

Behchokǫ̀ on Great Slave Lake

Downtown Yellowknife

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 2001 21,037 —     2002 21,751 +3.4% 2003 22,613 +4.0% 2004 23,041 +1.9% 2005 23,091 +0.2% 2006 22,990 −0.4% 2007 23,157 +0.7% 2008 23,304 +0.6% 2009 23,133 −0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2010 23,199 +0.3% 2011 23,478 +1.2% 2012 23,595 +0.5% 2013 23,817 +0.9% 2014 23,955 +0.6% 2015 24,271 +1.3% 2016 24,588 +1.3% 2017 24,585 −0.0%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[6]

Notes

^ a: 2001 estimated population. Included with Yellowknife

References

1. North Slave Region
2. "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.
3. "Differences in Community Government Structures" (PDF). Maca.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data".
5. "Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
6. Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT

External links

• North Slave Region at Municipal and Community Affairs

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