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. With the exception of Yellowknife, the communities are predominantly First Nations.

Communities

The North Slave Region includes the following communities:

Communities of the North Slave Region

Community			Demographics (2016)
Name		Type	Census	Aboriginal Population Profile
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

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)