Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic (/ˈtsiːɡɛtʃɪk/ TSEE-getch-ik; "mouth of the iron river"), officially the Charter Community of Tsiigehtchic, 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.
Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtshik | |
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Charter Community | |
| Charter Community of Tsiigehtchic | |
The Church in Tsiigehtchic with the Arctic Red River and Mackenzie River in the background | |
Tsiigehtchic Tsiigehtchic | |
| Coordinates: 67°26′26″N 133°44′43″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Inuvik Region |
| Constituency | Mackenzie Delta |
| Census division | Region 1 |
| Mission | 1868 |
| Charter Community | 21 June 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Phillip Blake |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Jeff Mercier |
| • MLA | Frederick Blake Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Land | 48.98 km2 (18.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 172 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0B0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 953 |
| - Living cost | 167.5A |
| - Food price index | 170.3B |
| 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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