Tsiigehtchic

Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtshik
Hamlet
Hamlet of Tsiigehtchic
The Church in Tsiigehtchic with the Arctic Red River and Mackenzie River in the background
The Church in Tsiigehtchic with the Arctic Red River and Mackenzie River in the background
Tsiigehtchic is located in Northwest Territories
Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic is located in Canada
Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic
Coordinates: 67°26′26″N 133°44′43″W / 67.44056°N 133.74528°W / 67.44056; -133.74528
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionInuvik Region
ConstituencyMackenzie Delta
Census divisionRegion 1
Mission1868
Charter Community21 June 1993
Hamlet1 July 2024[1]
Government
 • ChiefPhillip Blake
 • Senior Administrative OfficerJeff Mercier
 • MLAFrederick Blake Jr.
Area
[2]
 • Land48.98 km2 (18.91 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total172
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 0B0
Area code867
Telephone exchange953
- Living cost167.5A
- Food price index170.3B
Sources:Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[3]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[4]
Canada Flight Supplement[5]
^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[6]
^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[6]

Tsiigehtchic (/ˈtsiːɡɛtʃɪk/ TSEE-getch-ik; "mouth of the iron river"), officially the Hamlet of Tsiigehtchic,[3] is a Gwich'in community located at the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Arctic Red Rivers, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community was formerly known as Arctic Red River, until 1 April 1994. The Gwichya Gwich'in First Nation is located in Tsiigehtchic.

  1. ^ "Order Establishing the Hamlet of Tsiigehtchic" (PDF). Northwest Territories Gazette. Vol. 45, no. 6, Part 2. Yellowknife: Territorial Printer of the Northwest Territories. 28 June 2024. pp. 155–156. ISSN 2291-0417.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2016census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "NWT Communities - Tsiigehtchic". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Tsiigehtchic - Statistical Profile at the GNWT