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Yellowknife
Northwest Territories · Canada
City population
20,340
#232
in Canada
#24,991
worldwide
62.454, -114.372 · 3,087 km from Ottawa
About Yellowknife
Yellowknife is a city in Northwest Territories, Canada with a population of 20,340. It is the 232nd largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 24,991st largest worldwide. It lies 3,087 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northwest Territories
Elevation
252 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Edmonton
Coordinates
62.454, -114.372
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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