Délı̨nę
Délı̨nę
Délįnę | |
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Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada | |
| Coordinates: 65°11′20″N 123°25′21″W / 65.18889°N 123.42250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Sahtu |
| Settlement area | Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement |
| Electoral district | Sahtu |
| Charter Community | 1 April 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Community Leader | Ekw'atide Danny Gaudet |
| • Community Officer | David Little |
| • MLA | Daniel McNeely |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 79.39 km2 (30.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 573 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 589 |
| Living cost | 167.5A |
| Food price index | 164.5B |
| Website | www.deline.ca |
| 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 | |
The Charter Community of Délı̨nę (North Slavey: [tʼe˥lĩnɛ̃]) is located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, on the western shore of Great Bear Lake and is 544 km (338 mi) northwest of Yellowknife. Délı̨nę means "where the waters flow", a reference to the headwaters of the Great Bear River, Sahtúdé. It is the only current settlement on the shores of Great Bear Lake, as Fort Confidence was last used in the 1800s and Port Radium closed in 1982.
There is no permanent road to the community and access is by Déline Airport (serviced by North-Wright Airways, Déline Water Aerodrome in the summer and ice road in the winter.