North Slave Region
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:
| Community | Demographics (2021) | ||||||||
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| Name | Governance | Census | Indigenous population profile | ||||||
| Official | Traditional | Type | Municipality | Total | Change (from 2016) |
First Nations | Métis | Inuit | Other |
| Behchokǫ̀ | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | 1,746 | -6.8% | 1,605 | 50 | 10 | 230 | |
| Dettah | T'èɂehda | Designated authority | No | 192 | -12.3% | 170 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| Gamèti | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | 252 | -9.4% | 240 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Łutselk'e | Designated authority | No | 333 | 9.8% | 175 | 115 | 0 | 155 | |
| Ndilǫ | Yellowknives community | No | Included in Yellowknife | ||||||
| Wekweètì | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | 109 | -15.5% | 100 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Whatì | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | 543 | 15.5% | 510 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Yellowknife | Sǫ̀mbak'è | City | Yes | 20,340 | 3.9% | 3,325 | 865 | 765 | 16,980 |
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| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Communities of the North Slave Region
Communities of the North Slave Region
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Gas station at Behchokǫ̀ (2009) -
Dettah government building ((2011) -
Łutselk'e ((2006) -
Ndilǫ street (2011) -
Wekweètì (2006) -
Trail near Whatì (2014) -
Looking towards downtown Yellowknife (2018)
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Climate
| Climate data for Gamèti (Rae Lakes) Climate ID: 2203359; coordinates 64°06′43″N 117°19′41″W / 64.11194°N 117.32806°W; elevation: 223.2 m (732 ft); 1981-2010 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | −1.1 | −1.8 | 8.1 | 19.1 | 26.7 | 33.9 | 36.4 | 31.9 | 26.2 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 36.4 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.1 (−16.8) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−25.9 (−14.6) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.5 (−60.7) |
−47.8 (−54.0) |
−46.6 (−51.9) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−41.3 (−42.3) |
−47.1 (−52.8) |
−51.5 (−60.7) |
| Record low wind chill | −53.6 | −60.4 | −51.5 | −43.3 | −30.7 | −6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −13.4 | −33.3 | −45.4 | −53.0 | −60.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 73.2 | 72.3 | 60.5 | 54.0 | 50.4 | 45.7 | 49.6 | 59.8 | 69.6 | 79.5 | 84.3 | 80.9 | 65.0 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) WMO ID: 71936; coordinates 62°27′46″N 114°26′25″W / 62.46278°N 114.44028°W; elevation: 205.7 m (675 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 2.9 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 20.2 | 25.7 | 34.0 | 35.4 | 34.3 | 27.2 | 18.1 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 35.4 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −29.4 (−20.9) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.2 (−60.2) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
| Record low wind chill | −64.0 | −61.0 | −56.8 | −53.2 | −31.8 | −11.2 | 0.0 | −4.8 | −16.4 | −36.3 | −54.7 | −58.9 | −64.0 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.0 (0.59) |
11.0 (0.43) |
14.1 (0.56) |
11.6 (0.46) |
16.3 (0.64) |
28.9 (1.14) |
40.4 (1.59) |
44.0 (1.73) |
43.0 (1.69) |
28.8 (1.13) |
25.8 (1.02) |
15.1 (0.59) |
293.9 (11.57) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
2.9 (0.11) |
12.2 (0.48) |
28.0 (1.10) |
40.4 (1.59) |
44.0 (1.73) |
39.9 (1.57) |
12.0 (0.47) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
180.2 (7.09) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 21.7 (8.5) |
16.1 (6.3) |
19.2 (7.6) |
9.9 (3.9) |
4.5 (1.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.0 (1.2) |
20.1 (7.9) |
36.9 (14.5) |
23.7 (9.3) |
155.0 (61.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.1 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 119.1 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.25 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 0.82 | 0.13 | 51.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 12.4 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.04 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 16.0 | 13.2 | 78.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 LST) | 68.5 | 64.6 | 56.4 | 52.8 | 46.0 | 45.3 | 49.0 | 57.1 | 64.7 | 75.9 | 80.7 | 73.0 | 61.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 50.6 | 107.3 | 188.4 | 276.4 | 335.7 | 373.8 | 358.0 | 276.2 | 157.7 | 65.0 | 42.7 | 24.6 | 2,256.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 26.8 | 43.5 | 51.8 | 62.2 | 60.8 | 63.0 | 61.2 | 55.5 | 40.3 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 15.4 | 43.5 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Source 1: Environment and Climate Change Canada (sun 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Whatì WMO ID: 71163; Climate ID: 2202678; coordinates 63°08′01″N 117°14′41″W / 63.13361°N 117.24472°W; elevation: 271.3 m (890 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 3.9 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 29.1 | 37.7 | 36.8 | 35.2 | 32.3 | 17.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 37.7 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −25.1 (−13.2) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −29.4 (−20.9) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.4 (−55.1) |
−47.4 (−53.3) |
−46.3 (−51.3) |
−41.6 (−42.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−48.4 (−55.1) |
| Record low wind chill | −57.2 | −54.8 | −55.1 | −49.5 | −28.2 | −13.2 | −3.1 | −6.8 | −17.0 | −36.7 | −45.2 | −53.0 | −57.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 77.8 | 73.3 | 59.3 | 49.5 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 48.7 | 57.0 | 63.7 | 80.7 | 85.8 | 81.0 | 64.2 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ 195 Inuvialuit
References
- ^ North Slave Region
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Government of the Northwest Territories. "About Municipal and Community Affairs". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "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 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Indigenous Population Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Differences in Community Government Structures" (PDF). Maca.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "List of municipalities - Northwest Territories". Canada Revenue Agency. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT
- ^ "Rae Lakes". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 2203359. Archived from the original (CSV (3069 KB)) on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Yellowknife A". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 2204100. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for August 2021". Canadian Climate Data. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 2204101. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Yellowknife, Canada - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Whati". Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 2202678. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
External links
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