Hay River
Xátł'odehchee Xatlodehchee | |
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Town | |
![]() The High Rise dominates the skyline | |
Motto: Hub of the North | |
Coordinates: 60°48′35″N 115°47′23″W / 60.80972°N 115.78972°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Northwest Territories |
Region | South Slave Region |
Constituency | Hay River North Hay River South |
Census division | Region 5 |
Incorporated (town) | 27 June 1963 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kandis Jameson [2] |
• Senior Administrative Officer | Glenn Smith |
• MLA | Vince McKay (South) |
• MLA | R.J. Simpson (North) |
Area | |
• Land | 122.4 km2 (47.3 sq mi) |
• Population centre[4] | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 3,169 |
• Density | 25.9/km2 (67/sq mi) |
• Population centre | 2,380 |
• Population centre density | 752.8/km2 (1,950/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Canadian Postal code | X0E 0R0 – 0R9/1G1 – 1G5 |
Area code | 867 |
Telephone exchange | 874/5 |
– Living cost | 132.5A |
– Food price index | 121.3B |
Climate | Dfc |
Website | www.hayriver.com |
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[5] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[6] Canada Flight Supplement[7] ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[8] ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[8] |
Hay River (South Slavey: Xátł’odehchee [xátɬ’otɛhtʃʰe]),[6] known as "the Hub of the North",[9] is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport between them. The town is in the South Slave Region, and along with Fort Smith, the town is home to one of the two regional offices.[10]
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