Dettah[pronunciation?], sometimes, incorrectly, as Detah,[7] is a First Nations[8] community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just southeast of the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km (4.0 mi) drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a 27 km (17 mi) drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round. The name means 'Burnt Point' in the Dogrib language and refers to a traditional fishing camp used by the Dene for hundreds of years.
Dettah
Tʼèɂehdaà | |
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Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) | |
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Coordinates: 62°24′40″N 114°18′30″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Northwest Territories |
Region | North Slave Region |
Territorial electoral district | Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh |
Census division | Region 6 |
Government | |
• Chief | Edward Sangris |
• Chief Executive Officer | Lena Black |
• MLA | Bob Bromley |
Area | |
• Land | 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 192 |
• Density | 171.9/km2 (445/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Canadian Postal code | X1A |
Area code(s) | 867 |
Telephone exchanges | 444 445 446 669 765 766 873 920 |
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[4] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[5] Canada Flight Supplement[6] |
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Dettah recorded a population of 192 living in 79 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of -12.3% from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.4/km2 in 2021.[3]
Both it and Ndilǫ are the communities of the Yellowknives. Dettah is represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.[9]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1976 | 126 | — |
1981 | 143 | +13.5% |
1986 | 131 | −8.4% |
1991 | 150 | +14.5% |
1996 | 190 | +26.7% |
2001 | 234 | +23.2% |
2006 | 247 | +5.6% |
2011 | 210 | −15.0% |
2016 | 219 | +4.3% |
2021 | 192 | −12.3% |
Source: Statistics Canada [3][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2008 - 2019),[18] NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[19] |
Dettah has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with long, severely cold winters and short but mild, sometimes warm summers. Dettah and Yellowknife experience the sunniest springs and summers out of all of Canada's cities.
Weather records are from Yellowknife Airport, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Dettah
Climate data for Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) WMO ID: 71936; coordinates 62°27′46″N 114°26′25″W; elevation: 205.7 m (675 ft); 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1942–present | |||||||||||||
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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 | 25.6 | 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 maximum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −29.5 (−21.1) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −42.1 (−43.8) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−36.3 (−33.3) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−43.1 (−45.6) |
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) | 14.3 (0.56) |
14.1 (0.56) |
13.9 (0.55) |
11.3 (0.44) |
18.4 (0.72) |
28.9 (1.14) |
40.8 (1.61) |
39.3 (1.55) |
36.3 (1.43) |
30.3 (1.19) |
24.8 (0.98) |
16.2 (0.64) |
288.6 (11.36) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
2.5 (0.10) |
13.8 (0.54) |
28.9 (1.14) |
40.8 (1.61) |
39.2 (1.54) |
32.7 (1.29) |
12.1 (0.48) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
170.7 (6.72) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 19.7 (7.8) |
20.0 (7.9) |
18.5 (7.3) |
10.3 (4.1) |
4.7 (1.9) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
3.5 (1.4) |
20.9 (8.2) |
36.5 (14.4) |
23.5 (9.3) |
157.6 (62.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.7 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 11.2 | 118.5 |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 51.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 11.9 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 78.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 64.6 | 61.6 | 54.7 | 52.5 | 45.9 | 45.2 | 47.9 | 55.7 | 64.7 | 75.2 | 77.8 | 69.2 | 59.6 |
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[20][21][22][23] and Weather Atlas[24] wind chill[25] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Météo Climat (mean maximum)[26] (mean minimum)[27] |
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