Sahtu Region

Norman Wells

Tulita

Sahtu Region communities in the Northwest Territories

The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominantly First Nations.

Communities

The Sahtu Region includes the following communities:

Community name^[1]	Translation^[1]	Governance^[2]	Population 2011^[3]	% change from 2006	Location
Colville Lake^[4]	K'áhbamñtúé; ptarmigan net place	Settlement Corporation (Behdzi Ahda First Nation)	149	18.3%	67°02′18″N 126°05′32″W / 67.03833°N 126.09222°W / 67.03833; -126.09222 (Colville Lake)
Deline^[5]	where the waters flow	Charter Community	472	-10.1%	65°11′12″N 123°25′18″W / 65.18667°N 123.42167°W / 65.18667; -123.42167 (Deline)
Fort Good Hope^[6]	Rádeyîlîkóé; rapids place	Charter Community	515	-7.5%	66°15′31″N 128°37′43″W / 66.25861°N 128.62861°W / 66.25861; -128.62861 (Fort Good Hope)
Norman Wells^[7]	Tåegõhtî; where there is oil	Town	727	-4.5%	65°16′59″N 126°50′58″W / 65.28306°N 126.84944°W / 65.28306; -126.84944 (Norman Wells)
Tulita^[8]	where the waters meet	Hamlet	478	-5.3%	64°54′01″N 125°34′39″W / 64.90028°N 125.57750°W / 64.90028; -125.57750 (Tulita)

1 2 "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 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
↑ "Differences in Community Government Structures" (PDF). Maca.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
↑ "Census Profile - Select from a list". Statcan.gc.ca. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
↑ "NWT Communities - Colville Lake". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ "NWT Communities - Deline". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ "NWT Communities - Fort Good Hope". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ "NWT Communities - Norman Wells". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ "NWT Communities - Tulita". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

Municipalities	Fort Liard Fort Simpson (regional seat)

Other	Jean Marie River Nahanni Butte Sambaa K'e Wrigley

Municipalities	Aklavik Fort McPherson Inuvik (regional seat) Paulatuk Sachs Harbour Tsiigehtchic Tuktoyaktuk Ulukhaktok

Municipalities	Behchokǫ̀ (regional seat) Gamèti Wekweeti Whatì Yellowknife (regional seat and capital) (N'Dilo)

Other	Dettah Lutselk'e

Municipalities	Deline Fort Good Hope Norman Wells (regional seat) Tulita

Other	Colville Lake

Municipalities	Enterprise Fort Providence Fort Resolution Fort Smith (regional seat) Hay River (regional seat)

Other	Hay River Reserve Kakisa

Weather stations
(outside of communities)

Proposed	Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project Thor Lake

Operating	Cantung Mine Diavik Diamond Mine Ekati Diamond Mine Snap Lake Diamond Mine

Defunct	Beaulieu Mine Burwash Mine Camlaren Mine Colomac Mine Con Mine Discovery Mine Echo Bay Mines Eldorado Mine Giant Mine Negus Mine Outpost Island Mine Pine Point Mine Ptarmigan and Tom Mine Rayrock Mine Ruth Mine Salmita Mine Thompson-Lundmark Mine Tundra Mine

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Athabasca (1882-1905)
Franklin (1895-1999)
Keewatin (1905-1999)
Mackenzie (1895-1999)
Saskatchewan (1882-1905)
Ungava (1895-1920)
Yukon (1895-1898)

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