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Yellowknife

Northern America

Yellowknife is the capital, largest community and only city in Canada's Northwest Territories. It sits on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River.

Facts
Population
20,340 1
Area (sq km)
136.22 2
Founding Year
1936 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 2
Elevation (m)
190 2
Latitude
62.442222 degrees north 2
Longitude
114.3975 degrees west 2
Sources
1. Yellowknife (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The city's population was 20,340 per the 2021 Canadian census.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Yellowknife (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 62.442222, longitude -114.3975
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 190 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 136.22 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1936
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2021)
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Wikidata: Yellowknife
Wikidata Q2061, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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