List of communities in the Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories of Canada contains 33 official communities.
Communities
The following are communities recognised by the Government of the Northwest Territories. All of them are also recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.| Name | Former name/date of change | Translation | Governance | Municipality | Administrative region | Census division | Population 2016 | % change from 2011 | Location |
| Aklavik | barren-ground grizzly place | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 590 | -6.8% | ||
| Behchokǫ̀ | Rae Edzo, August 4, 2005 | Mbehcho's place | Self government, Community Government of Behchokö | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 1,874 | -2.7% | |
| Colville Lake | K'áhbamñtúé; ptarmigan net place | Designated Authority, Behdzi Ahda First Nation, settlement | No | Sahtu | Region 2 | 129 | -13.4% | ||
| Deline | Fort Franklin, June 1, 1993 | where the waters flow | Self governmentm, Deline Got’ine Government, Charter Community | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 533 | 12.9% | |
| Dettah | burnt point | Designated Authority, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, settlement | No | North Slave | Region 6 | 219 | 4.3% | ||
| Enterprise | Hamlet | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 106 | 7.1% | |||
| Fort Good Hope | Fort Hope, unknown | Rádeyîlîkóé; rapids place | Charter Community. K'asho Got'ine Charter Community | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 516 | 0.2% | |
| Fort Liard | Echaot'l Koe; people from the land of the giants | Hamlet | Yes | Dehcho | Region 4 | 500 | -6.7% | ||
| Fort McPherson | Teet'lit Zhen; at the head of the waters place | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 700 | -11.6% | ||
| Fort Providence | Zhahti Koe; mission house | Hamlet | Yes | South Slave | Region 4 | 695 | -5.3% | ||
| Fort Resolution | Deninoo Kue; moose island | Hamlet | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 470 | -0.8% | ||
| Fort Simpson | Liidlii Kue; place where rivers come together | Village | Yes | Dehcho | Region 4 | 1,202 | 0.9% | ||
| Fort Smith | Thebacha; beside the rapids | Town | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 2,542 | 1.8% | ||
| Gamèti | Rae Lakes, August 4, 2005 | rabbit net place | Self government, Community Government of Gametì, | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 278 | 9.9% | |
| Hay River | Xátå'odehchee; Hay River | Town | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 3,528 | -2.2% | ||
| Inuvik | place of man | Town | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 3,243 | -6.4% | ||
| Jean Marie River | Tthedzehk'edeli; water flowing over clay | Designated Authority, TthedzehK'edeli First Nation, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 77 | 20.3% | ||
| Kakisa | K’agee; between the willows | Designated Authority, Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation, settlement | No | South Slave | Region 4 | 36 | -20.0% | ||
| Kátł’odeeche | Xátå'odehchee; Hay River | Designated Authority, K'atlodeeche First Nation, Indian reserve | No | South Slave | Region 4 | 309 | 5.8% | ||
| Łutselk'e | Snowdrift, July 1, 1992 | place of the Łutsel, a type of small fish | Designated Authority, Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation, settlement | No | North Slave | Region 5 | 303 | 2.7% | |
| Nahanni Butte | Tthenáágó; strong rock | Designated Authority, Nahanni Butte Dene Band, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 87 | -14.7% | ||
| Norman Wells | Tåegõhtî; where there is oil | Town | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 778 | 7.0% | ||
| Paulatuk | Paulatuuq; place of coal | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 313 | 6.5% | ||
| Sachs Harbour | Ikahuak; place to which you cross | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 103 | -8.0% | ||
| Sambaa K'e | Trout Lake, June 21, 2016 | Place of trout | Designated Authority, Sambaa K'e Dene Band, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 88 | -4.3% | |
| Tsiigehtchic | Arctic Red River, April 1, 1994 | mouth of the iron river | Charter Community | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 172 | 20.3% | |
| Tuktoyaktuk | Port Brabant, 1950 | looks like a caribou | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 898 | 4.2% | |
| Tulita | Fort Norman, January 1, 1996 | where the waters meet | Hamlet | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 477 | -0.2% | |
| Ulukhaktok | Holman, April 1, 2006 | where there is material for ulus | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 396 | -1.5% | |
| Wekweètì | Snare Lakes, November 1, 1998 | rock lake | Self government, Community Government of Wekweètì | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 129 | -8.5% | |
| Whatì | Lac La Martre, January 1, 1996 | marten lake | Self government, Community Government of Whatì | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 470 | -4.5% | |
| Wrigley | Pedzéh Kñ; clay place | Designated Authority, Pehdzeh Ki First Nation, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 119 | -10.5% | ||
| Yellowknife | Sömbak'è; money place | City | Yes | North Slave | Region 6 | 19,569 | 1.7% |
Other
, part of the Akaitcho Territory Government, and represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. It is located at on Latham Island, Yellowknife.Other census subdivisions
Other places
- Canol Camp
- Discovery
- Fort Confidence
- Old Fort Providence
- Pine Point
- Port Radium
- Rayrock
- Tungsten
Regional populations