1. Yellowknife – ~21,788
The territorial capital and only city, major center for government, mining, and Arctic tourism.
2. Hay River – ~3,349
Important town on Great Slave Lake, serving as a transportation and fly-in service hub.
3. Inuvik – ~3,282
Regional administrative center north of the Arctic Circle, known for its Inuvialuit culture.
4. Fort Smith – ~2,459
Historic South Slave town at head of Slave River rapids, regional service base.
5. Behchokǫ̀ – ~1,998
Large Tłı̨chǫ self‑governing community near Yellowknife, rich in Indigenous governance.
6. Fort Simpson – ~1,100
The only incorporated village in the territory, gateway to Nahanni National Park reserve.
7. Tuktoyaktuk – ~1,024
Arctic coast hamlet on the Beaufort Sea, known for permafrost landscapes and Indigenous tourism.
8. Norman Wells – ~698
Historic oil‑town on the Mackenzie River, regional hub in the Sahtu region.
9. Fort McPherson – ~700
Small Indigenous community in the Beaufort Delta region, known locally as Tsiigehtchic.
10. Délı̨nę – ~640
Charter community on Great Bear Lake, known for self‑government and Dene culture.
The above is subject to change.
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