Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
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Fort Providence Zhahti Koe or Zhahti Kue |
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Fort Providence from the Mackenzie River
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 Fort Providence
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| Coordinates: 61°21′17″N 117°39′36″W / 61.35472°N 117.66000°WCoordinates: 61°21′17″N 117°39′36″W / 61.35472°N 117.66000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | South Slave Region |
| Constituency | Deh Cho |
| Census division | Region 4 |
| Hamlet | 1 January 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tina Gargan |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Susan Christie |
| • MLA | Michael McLeod |
| Area | |
| • Land | 255.05 km2 (98.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 734 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0L0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 699 |
| - Living cost | 132.5 |
| - Food price index | 121.3 |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2009 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2010 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 |
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Fort Providence (Slavey language: Zhahti Koe or Zhahti Kue "mission house") is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located west of Great Slave Lake, it has all-weather road connections by way of the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway) branch off the Mackenzie Highway, and the Deh Cho Bridge opened November 30, 2012 near Fort Providence over the Mackenzie. The bridge replaces the ice bridge and ferry, enabling year-round crossing of the river.
Fort Providence is well known for hosting the annual Mackenzie Days celebrations in August each year.
The recorded population was 734 in the 2011 Census, an increase of 1.0% from 2006. In the 2006 Census there were 727 people. Of these the majority, 670, were Aboriginal, made up of 580 First Nations, Dene people, and 65 Métis people. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 788 with an average yearly growth rate of -0.3% from 2001.
The Dene of the community are represented by the Deh Gah Gotie Dene Band and the Métis by Fort Providence Métis Nation. Both groups belong to the Dehcho First Nations.
Fort Providence has a continental subarctic climate typical of the Northwest Territories' populated areas. It is marked by a long and bitterly cold winter season and short, warm summers, that in many ways are warmer than expected for an area so far north. Transition seasons are extremely short, with temperatures rising and falling quickly in respective seasons.
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