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 | |
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Administrative region | |
Canadian Shield in Yellowknife | |
Location within the Northwest Territories | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Federal riding | Northwest Territories |
| Territorial ridings | Monfwi Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Yellowknife
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| Regional offices[1] | Yellowknife Behchokǫ̀ (sub-office) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 23,144 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
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The North Slave Region includes the following communities:
| Community | Demographics (2016) | ||||||
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| 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 | |
| Detah | 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 |


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| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
^ a: 2001 estimated population. Included with Yellowknife
| Map this section's coordinates using: OpenStreetMap |
| Download coordinates as: KML |
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| Dehcho Region |
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| Inuvik Region |
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| North Slave Region |
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| Sahtu Region |
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| South Slave Region |
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