Yukon
Yukon
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| Coordinates: 63°N 135°W / 63°N 135°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | June 13, 1898 (9th) |
| Capital | Whitehorse |
| Largest city | Whitehorse |
| Largest metro | Whitehorse |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary system |
| • Commissioner | Adeline Webber |
| • Premier | Ranj Pillai (Liberal) |
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 1 of 338 (0.3%) |
| Senate seats | 1 of 105 (1%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 482,443 km2 (186,272 sq mi) |
| • Land | 474,391 km2 (183,163 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8,052 km2 (3,109 sq mi) 1.7% |
| • Rank | Ranked 9th |
| 4.8% of Canada | |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 40,232[2] |
| • Estimate (2025 Q2) | 47,111[3] |
| • Rank | Ranked 12th |
| • Density | 0.08/km2 (0.2/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Yukoner FR: Yukonnais(e) |
| Official languages | |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Total (2017) | C$3.089 billion[5] |
| • Per capita | C$75,141 (3rd) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2021) | 0.930[6] — Very high (4th) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 |
| Postal abbr. | YT |
| Postal code prefix | |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-YT |
| Flower | Fireweed |
| Tree | Subalpine fir[7] |
| Bird | Common raven |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
The Yukon is a territory of Canada, north of British Columbia, west of the Northwest Territories, and east of the American state of Alaska. Its population is around 47,000. Most of the territory's people live in the capital of Whitehorse. Many of the people are native Canadians (First Nations).
The Yukon became a territory in 1898. It was part of the Northwest Territories from 1870 to 1898. Many people came to live in the Yukon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the 1890s.
Mount Logan, at 5959 metres above sea level, is Canada's highest mountain.
The most important industry in the Yukon is mining.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Yukon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 and 2011 censuses". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Population estimates, quarterly". Statistics Canada. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ↑ "The Legal Context of Canada's Official Languages". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory (2017)". Statistics Canada. September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ "Government of Yukon: Emblems and Symbols". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012.
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