Fort Chipewyan

Fort Chipewyan
Fort Chipewyan
Hamlet
	Aerial view of Fort Chipewyan
	Fort Chipewyan Location of Fort Chipewyan
	Coordinates: 58°42′52″N 111°09′30″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	16
Specialized municipality	RM of Wood Buffalo
Settled	1788
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Mayor	Don Scott
• Governing body	Wood Buffalo Municipal Council Mike Allen; Krista Balsom; John Bruce Inglis; Sheila Lalonde; Nicholas Keith McGrath; Phillip John Meagher; Verna Francine Murphy; Jeff Peddle; Jane Stroud; Claris Voyageur;
Area (2021)
• Land	9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	798
• Density	80.4/km2 (208/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code	T0P 1B0
Area code	+1-780
Climate	Dfc

Fort Chipewyan /ˈtʃɪpəwaɪən, -pwaɪ-, ˈtʃɪpəwən/, commonly referred to as Fort Chip, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. It is located on the western tip of Lake Athabasca, adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park, approximately 223 kilometres (139 mi) north of Fort McMurray.

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