Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtshik | |
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| Hamlet of Tsiigehtchic | |
The Church in Tsiigehtchic with the Arctic Red River and Mackenzie River in the background | |
| Coordinates: 67°26′26″N 133°44′43″W / 67.44056°N 133.74528°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Inuvik Region |
| Electoral district | Mackenzie Delta |
| Census division | Region 1 |
| Mission | 1868 |
| Charter Community | 21 June 1993 |
| Hamlet | 1 July 2024 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shawn James Roland VanLoon |
| • SAO | Jolene Blake |
| • MLA | Frederick Blake Jr. |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 138 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| 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 | |
Tsiigehtchic (/ˈtsiːɡɛtʃɪk/ TSEE-getch-ik; "mouth of the iron river"), officially the Hamlet of Tsiigehtchic, is a Gwichʼin 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.