Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

is the second most populous of

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's three territories with 40,232 residents as of 2021. It is the smallest territory in land area at . Yukon's eight

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cover only of the territory's land mass but are home to of its population. The remainder of the territory's land area is unorganized. Municipal governments are created by the Government of Yukon in accordance with the ''Municipal Act'' of 2001. Municipal governments provide "jurisdiction services, facilities, or things that a local government considers necessary or desirable for all or part of its community". Classifications of municipalities under the ''Municipal Act'' include cities and

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Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's Downtown Whitehorse, downtown ...

is the capital of Yukon and its only city. The remaining seven municipalities are towns, of which four were villages that were continued as towns upon adoption of the 2001 ''Municipal Act''. Over two-thirds of the population of Yukon (28,201 residents; ) reside in Whitehorse, the largest municipality in the territory. It is also the largest municipality by land area at . The smallest municipality by population and land area is Mayo, with 188 residents in .

Cities

A proposal to incorporate a community as a city can be initiated under the ''Municipal Act'' at the request of Yukon's Minister of Community Services, a municipal council, or a minimum 30% of residents that are eligible electors if the community has an estimated population over 2,500. Cities must elect a mayor and six councillors (in the case of Whitehorse), or a mayor and eight councillors if authorized by bylaw, for a three-year term. The only city in Yukon is Whitehorse, which is the largest of the three cities in

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's three territories. It had a population of 28,201 residents and a land area of in the 2021 Census. The City of Dawson is a former city in Yukon that now has town status but is permitted to retain "city" in its official name.

Towns

A proposal to incorporate a community as a town can be initiated under the ''Municipal Act'' at the request of the Minister of Community Services, a municipal council, or a minimum 30% of residents that are eligible electors if the community has an estimated population over 300. Towns must elect a mayor and four councilors, or a mayor and five to seven councillors if authorized by bylaw, for a three-year term. All municipalities that were villages prior to the adoption of the 2001 ''Municipal Act'' were continued as towns but were permitted to retain "village" in their official names. Yukon has seven towns. Dawson City is the territory's largest town by population with 1,577 residents and Faro is the largest by land area . Mayo is the smallest town by population and land area at 188 residents in .

List of municipalities

Notes

References

External links

Yukon Government: Department of Community Services
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