| Behchokǫ̀ | |
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| Behchokǫ̀ | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Region | Nordic border |
| Population | 1 926 hab. (2010) |
| Spindle | Mountain Time |
| Location | |
 62 ° 47 ′ 2 ″ N 115 ° 56 ′ 56 ″ W | |
Behchokǫ̀ is a community of Northwest Territories in the Northern canadian. It is the most important establishment not from Canada.
Understand
Behchokǫ̀ is located at the northwest end of Great Slave Lake in the region bordering the taiga and tundra. It is part of the North Slave administrative region.
The name "Behchokǫ̀" means "Big Knife region", probably an American trader. The community adopted this name in 2005. Prior to that, it was named “Rae-Edzo”, “Rae” recalling John Rae, a Scottish explorer, and Edzo recalling Chief Edzo who made peace with Chief Akaitcho of Yellowknife. Behchokǫ̀ stands on the site of the former Fort Rae trading post which was established in 1850. Since 2005, Behchokǫ̀ has formed a community government, called tłı̨chǫ, with an elected leader.
To go
By car
Behchokǫ̀ is located on the Yellowknife Highway, also known as the Great Slave Highway, corresponding to Highway 3, connecting Yellowknife to highway 1. In fact, Behchokǫ̀ is located about 80 km northwest of Yellowknife.
