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Dehcho Region

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Dehcho Region
Administrative region
Liard River, Blackstone Territorial Park
Location within the Northwest Territories
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Federal riding	Northwest Territories
Territorial riding	Nahendeh
Regional office^[1]	Fort Simpson
Area
• Total	194,494 km² (75,094.5 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,073
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (DST)

Dehcho Region communities in the Northwest Territories

The Dehcho Region^{[pronunciation?]}orDeh Cho is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest TerritoriesofCanada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of six communities with the regional office situated in Fort Simpson.^[1] All communities in the Dehcho are predominantly Dehcho First Nations.^[3]^[4]

Communities[edit]

The Dehcho Region includes the following communities:

Communities of the Dehcho Region
Community			Demographics (2016)
Name^[5]		Type^[6]	Census^[7]	Aboriginal population profile^[8]
Official	Traditional	Type^[6]	Total	First Nations	Métis	Inuit	Other
Fort Liard	Echaot'ı̨e Kų́ę́	Hamlet	500	440	15	0	85
Fort Simpson	Łı́ı́dlı̨ Kų́ę́	Village	1,202	800	85	20	570
Jean Marie River	Tthek'éhdélı̨	Designated authority	77	75	0	0	0
Nahanni Butte	Tthenáágó	Designated authority	87	85	10	0	0
Sambaa Kʼe		Designated authority	88	60	10	0	35
Wrigley	Pedzéh Kı̨́	Designated authority	119	110	0	10	10

Welcome to Fort Simpson

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	2,293	—
2002	2,300	+0.3%
2003	2,258	−1.8%
2004	2,243	−0.7%
2005	2,251	+0.4%
2006	2,283	+1.4%
2007	2,230	−2.3%
2008	2,226	−0.2%
2009	2,253	+1.2%
2010	2,252	−0.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	2,231	−0.9%
2012	2,231	+0.0%
2013	2,213	−0.8%
2014	2,237	+1.1%
2015	2,277	+1.8%
2016	2,269	−0.4%
2017	2,264	−0.2%
2001	2,293	+1.3%
2017	2,264	−1.3%

Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)^[9]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Dehcho Region

^ Government of the Northwest Territories. "About Municipal and Community Affairs". Retrieved 2019-06-17.

^ Communities - Deh Cho

^ Some government departments, such as the Bureau of Statistics, also include Fort Providence, Hay River Dene 1 and Kakisa. However, Municipal and Community Affairs indicates they are part of the South Slave Region

^ "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.

^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data".

^ "Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

^ Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT