The Northwest Territories of Canada contains 33 official communities according to the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Communities

The following are communities recognised by the Government of the Northwest Territories. All of them are also recognised as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan=2|Official name,<br>

! rowspan=2|Former name,<br>

|-

| Dettah<br>T'èɂehda

|

| burnt point

| Designated Authority<br>(Settlement)

| No

| North Slave

| align=right| 192

| align=right| 219

| align=right| -12.3%

| style="font-size: 90%" |

|-

| Enterprise

|

|

| Hamlet

| Yes

| South Slave

| align=right| 75

| align=right| 106

| align=right| -29.2%

| style="font-size: 90%" |

|-

| Fort Good Hope<br>Rádeyı̨lı̨kóé

| Fort Hope<br>unknown

| rapids place

| Charter Community

| Yes

| Sahtu|name=Fort Good Hope

|-

| Fort Liard<br>Echaot'ı̨e Kų́ę́

|

| people from the land of the giants

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Dehcho

| align=right| 468

| align=right| 500

| align=right| −6.4%

| style="font-size: 90%" |

|-

| Fort McPherson<br>Teetł'it Zheh

|

| at the head of the waters place

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Inuvik|name=Fort McPherson

|-

| Fort Providence<br>Zhahti Kų́ę́

|

| mission house

| Hamlet

| Yes

| South Slave|name=Fort Providence

|-

| Fort Resolution<br>Denı́nu Kų́ę́

|

| moose island

| Hamlet

| Yes

| South Slave|name=Fort Resolution

|-

| Fort Simpson<br>Łı́ı́dlı̨ Kų́ę́

|

| place where rivers come together

| Village

| Yes

| Dehcho|name=Fort Simpson

|-

| Fort Smith<br>Tthebacha

|

| beside the rapids

| Town

| Yes

| South Slave|name=Fort Smith

|-

| Gamèti<br>Gahmı̨̀tı̀

|Rae Lakes<br>August 4, 2005

| rabbit net place

| Self Government<br>

| Yes

| North Slave|name=Gamètì

|-

| Hay River<br>Xátł'odehchee

|

| for the Hay River

| Town

| Yes

| South Slave||name=Hay River

|-

| Inuvik<br>Inuuvik

|

| place of man

| Town

| Yes

| Inuvik|name=Inuvik

|-

| Jean Marie River<br>Tthek'éhdélı̨

|

| water flowing over clay

| Designated Authority(Settlement)

| No

| Dehcho|name=Jean Marie River

|-

| Kakisa<br>K'ágee

|

| between the willows

| Designated Authority<br>(Settlement)

| No

| South Slave|name=Kakisa

|-

| Kátł’odeeche<br>Hay River Reserve<br>Hay River Dene 1<br>Xátł'odehchee

|

| for the Hay River

| Designated Authority<br>(Indian reserve)

| No

| South Slave|title=Hay River Reserve and the Hay River Dene 1 is centred at

|-

| Łutselk'e<br>Łútsę̀lk'é

| Snowdrift<br>July 1, 1992

| place of the Łutsel fish, a cisco

| Designated Authority<br>(Settlement)

| No

| North Slave|name=Lutselk'e

|-

| Nahanni Butte<br>Tthenáágó

|

| strong rock

| Designated Authority(Settlement)

| No

| Dehcho|name=Nahanni Butte

|-

| Norman Wells<br>Tłegǫ́htı̨

|

| where there is oil

| Town

| Yes

| Sahtu|name=Norman Wells

|-

| Paulatuk<br>Paulatuuq

|

| place of coal

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Inuvik|name=Paulatuk

|-

| Sachs Harbour<br>Ikaahuk

|

| place to which you cross

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Inuvik|name=Sachs Harbour

|-

| Sambaa K'e

|Trout Lake<br>June 21, 2016

| Place of trout

| Designated Authority<br>(Settlement)

| No

| Dehcho|name=Sambaa K'e

|-

| Tsiigehtchic<br>Tsiigehtshik

|Arctic Red River<br>April 1, 1994

| mouth of the iron river<br>Arctic Red River

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Inuvik|name=Tsiigehtchic

|-

| Tuktoyaktuk<br>Tuktuujaqrtuuq

| Port Brabant<br>1950

| looks like a caribou

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Inuvik|name=Tuktoyaktuk

|-

| Tulita<br>Tulı́t’a

|Fort Norman<br>January 1, 1996

| where the waters meet

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Sahtu|name=Tulita

|-

| Ulukhaktok<br>Ulukhaqtuuq

|Holman<br>April 1, 2006

| where there is material for ulus

| Hamlet

| Yes

| Inuvik|name=Ulukhaktok

|-

| Wekweètì

|Snare Lakes<br>November 1, 1998

| rock lake

| Self Government<br>(Community Government)

| Yes

| North Slave|name=Wekweètì

|-

| Whatì

| Lac La Martre<br>January 1, 1996

| marten lake

| Self Government<br>(Community Government)

| Yes

| North Slave|name=Whatì

|-

| Wrigley<br>Pedzéh Kı̨́

|

| clay place

| Designated Authority<br>(Settlement)

| No

| Dehcho|name=Wrigley

|-

| Yellowknife<br>Sǫ̀mbak'è

|

| money place

| City

| Yes

| North Slave|name=Yellowknife

|}

Other

Ndilǫ, ("end of the island", formerly Rainbow Valley, until 1991) part of the Akaitcho Territory Government, and represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. It is located at on Latham Island, Yellowknife.

! rowspan=2 |Administrative<br>region

! rowspan=2 |Census<br>division

! colspan=3 | 2021 Canadian census|name=Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories

|-

| Salt Plains 195

| Indian reserve

| No

| South Slave

| Region 5|name=Salt Plains 195

|}

Other places

  • Canol Camp
  • Discovery
  • Fort Confidence
  • Old Fort Providence
  • Pine Point
  • Port Radium
  • Rayrock
  • Tungsten

Regional populations

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Regional populations (Census division)

! rowspan=2 |Name

! rowspan=2 |# of<br>communities

! colspan=3 |2021 Canadian census

| Fort Simpson

| Inuvik

| Yellowknife|name=Yellowknife

|-

| Sahtu Region

| Norman Wells|name=Norman Wells

|-

| South Slave Region

| Fort Smith|name=Fort Smith

|}

See also

  • List of cities in Canada
  • List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories

Notes

References

  • Geographical Names at Education, Culture and Employment