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Yukon is the second most populous of Canada's three territories with 40,232 residents as of 2021. [1] It is the smallest territory in land area at 472,345 km 2 (182,373 sq mi). [2] Yukon's eight municipalities cover only 0.2% of the territory's land mass [a] but are home to 72.2% of its population.
The city has an extensive trail network within its limits, estimated at 850 km (530 mi) in 2007, [61] including sections of the Trans Canada Trail. These trails are used for a variety of non-motorized and/or motorized activities. The Yukon River in and around Whitehorse provides many opportunities for kayaking and canoeing. [citation needed]
The Government of Canada's Translation Bureau recommends using hyphens between groups; e.g. 250-555-0199. [2] Using the format specified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Recommendation E.164 for telephone numbers, a Canadian number is written as +1NPANXXXXXX, with no spaces, hyphens, or other characters; e.g. +12505550199.
List of municipalities in Yukon Name Status [1] Official name Incorporation date [2] 2021 Census of Population [3] Population (2021) Population (2016) Change Land area (km 2) Population density (/km 2) Carmacks: Town: Village of Carmacks: November 1, 1984: 588 493 +19.3%: 36.87: 15.9 Dawson: Town: City of Dawson [a] January 9, 1902: 1,577 1,375 ...
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (IATA: YXY, ICAO: CYXY) is an airport of entry located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It is part of the National Airports System, and is owned and operated by the Government of Yukon. [1] The airport was renamed in honor of longtime Yukon Member of Parliament Erik Nielsen on December 15, 2008. [5]
Whitehorse Transit is a city-owned transit company serving Whitehorse, Yukon. It operates on almost all days of the year, with Sunday/holiday service having been introduced in March 2022. [2] The weekend service is a few hours shorter than the weekday service. They also operate a door-to-door Handy Bus service for people with disabilities.
Governance of the city was temporarily transferred to a taxpayer advisory committee led by Joseph Oliver for part of 1973, after five of the city's six councillors resigned on July 9, 1973 in protest against a jurisdictional dispute with the Yukon Territorial Council, [1] leaving the council without a quorum to conduct city business; Wybrew was also dismissed as mayor during this committee ...
Yukon is a federal electoral district covering the entire territory of Yukon, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1902 to 1949 and since 1953. The city of Whitehorse comprises an overwhelmingly large portion of the electorate and thus elections are fought on a comparatively small area.