Behchokǫ̀
Behchokǫ̀ ([bɛ́ht͡ʃʰókʰõ̀] or [bɛ́ht͡sʰókʰõ̀]; English: /ˌbɛtʃoʊˈkoʊ/) (from the Tłı̨chǫ meaning "Behcho's place"), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Behchokǫ̀, is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Behchokǫ̀ is located on the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway), on the northwest tip of Great Slave Lake, approximately 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Yellowknife.
Behchokǫ̀
ᐯᐊᑋᐟᗱᒼᑯ Rae-Edzo | |
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Tłı̨chǫ Community Government | |
Behchokǫ̀ on Great Slave Lake | |
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Flag | |
| Motto: Strong like two people | |
Behchokǫ̀ Behchokǫ̀ | |
| Coordinates: 62°48′09″N 116°02′47″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave |
| Constituency | Monfwi |
| Tlicho Community Government | 4 August 2005 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Clifford Daniels |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Pushp Seth |
| • MLA for Monfwi | Jane Weyallon Armstrong |
| Area | |
| • Land | 75.17 km2 (29.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,874 |
| • Density | 249/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0Y0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 292, 371, 392 |
| - Living cost | 127.5A |
| - Food price index | 143.9B |
| 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 Elevation at the airport | |
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