List of regions of the Northwest Territories


The regions of the Northwest Territories can refer to either the five administrative regions defined by the government of the Northwest Territories, or to the six census divisions defined by Statistics Canada. Though the territory's administrative regions have no government of their own, the Northwest Territories' government services are decentralized on a regional basis.

Administrative regions with their regional seats

divides the territory into six census divisions. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.

Before 2011

Prior to the 2011 census, there were two census divisions. Note: the former census division of Inuvik was considerably larger than the administrative region of the same name.
Prior to the division of the NWT and the creation of Nunavut in 1999, there were five census divisions. Their boundaries were altered somewhat as part of the adjustment.
These regions are not to be confused with the former districts of the Northwest Territories.