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South Slave Region

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South Slave Region
Administrative region
Lady Evelyn Falls, Kakisa
Location within the Northwest Territories
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Federal riding	Northwest Territories
Territorial ridings	Deh Cho Hay River North Hay River South Thebacha Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Regional offices^[1]	Fort Smith Hay River (sub-office)
Population (2016)
• Total	7,764
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (DST)

South Slave Region communities in the Northwest Territories

The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of seven communities with the regional office situated in Fort Smith and a sub-office in Hay River.^[1]^[3]^[4] With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominantly First Nations.

Communities

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The South Slave Region includes the following communities:

Communities of the South Slave Region
Community			Demographics (2016)
Name^[5]		Type^[6]	Census^[7]	Aboriginal population profile^[8]
Official	Traditional	Type^[6]	Total	First Nations	Métis	Inuit	Other
Enterprise		Hamlet	106	30	10	10	85
Fort Providence	Zhahti Kų́ę́	Hamlet	695	600	45	0	115
Fort Resolution	Denı́nu Kų́ę́	Hamlet	470	385	50	10	105
Fort Smith	Tthebacha	Town	2,542	1,240	460	175	1,405
Hay River	Xátł'odehchee	Town	3,528	1,120	535	140	2,475
Hay River Dene 1	Xátł'odehchee	Indian reserve	309	290	10	0	70
Kakisa	K'ágee	Designated authority	36	Not enumerated

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	7,802	—
2002	7,802	+0.0%
2003	7,872	+0.9%
2004	8,027	+2.0%
2005	7,990	−0.5%
2006	7,908	−1.0%
2007	8,002	+1.2%
2008	7,899	−1.3%
2009	7,860	−0.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
2010	7,912	+0.7%
2011	7,986	+0.9%
2012	7,983	−0.0%
2013	8,030	+0.6%
2014	8,010	−0.2%
2015	7,993	−0.2%
2016	8,062	+0.9%
2017	8,027	−0.4%

Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017). Does not include Kakisa as figures only available for five years.^[9]

References

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^ ^a ^b South Slave Region

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

^ Communities - South Slave

^ Some government departments, such as the Bureau of Statistics, exclude Fort Providence, Hay River Dene 1 and Kakisa and put them in the Deh Cho Region. 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