Délı̨nę
The Charter Community of Délı̨nę (North Slavey: [tʼe˥lĩnɛ̃]) is located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, on the western shore of Great Bear Lake and is 544 km (338 mi) northwest of Yellowknife. Délı̨nę means "where the waters flow", a reference to the headwaters of the Great Bear River, Sahtúdé. It is the only settlement on the shores of Great Bear Lake as Fort Confidence was last used in the 1800s and Port Radium closed in 1982.
Délı̨nę
Délįnę | |
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Charter Community | |
Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada | |
Délı̨nę Location of Délı̨nę Délı̨nę Délı̨nę (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 65°11′20″N 123°25′21″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Sahtu |
| Settlement area | Sahtu |
| Constituency | Sahtu |
| Charter Community | 1 April 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Community Leader | Ekw'atide Leeroy Andre |
| • Community Officer | David Little |
| • MLA | Danny McNeely |
| Area | |
| • Land | 79.44 km2 (30.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 533 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0G0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 589 |
| - Living cost | 167.5A |
| - Food price index | 164.5B |
| Website | www.deline.ca |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
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