Colville Lake, Northwest Territories
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| Colville Lake K'áhbamñtúé   Colville Lake
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| — Settlement Corporation — | |
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| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Sahtu Region |
| Constituency | Sahtu |
| Census division | Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories |
| Government | |
| - Chief | Richard Kochon |
| - Senior Administrative Officer | Joseph Kochon |
| - MLA | Norman Yakeleya |
| Area | |
| - Land | 128.3 km² (49.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 126 |
| - Density | 1.0/km² (2.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 1L0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 709 |
| Sources:Community Governance Data List[1], 2006 Canada Census[2], Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[3], Colville Lake profile at the Legislative Assembly[4] Canada Flight Supplement[5] |
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Colville Lake (K'áhbamñtúé meaning "ptarmigan net place") is a settlement corporation located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on a lake of the same name, and is northeast of Norman Wells.
Population is 126 according to the 2006 Census, of which the majority are Sahtu Dene.[2] They are represented by the Behdzi Ahda First Nation and belong to the Sahtu Dene Council[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Community Governance Data List
- ^ a b 2006 census
- ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
- ^ Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Colville Lake profile
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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