Yukon
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Yukon is a territory of Canada[1]. Established as a distinct administrative region, it was founded on January 1, 1898. Yukon is located in the northwestern part of the country and remains one of Canada’s three federal territories.
Its creation marked a formal recognition of the area’s governance within the nation. As a territory, Yukon operates under a system of devolved powers granted by the Canadian federal government[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canada[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Head of government: Mike Pemberton[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Instance of: census geographic unit of Canada[7]
- Capital: Whitehorse[8]
- Official language: English[9], French[10]
- Shares border with: British Columbia[11], Alaska[12], Northwest Territories[13], North Slope Borough[14], Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area[15], Southeast Fairbanks Census Area[16], Valdez–Cordova Census Area[17]
- Basic form of government: parliamentary democracy[18]
- Named after: Yukon River[19]
- Flag: flag of Yukon[20]
- Legislative body: Legislature of Yukon[21]
- Executive body: Government of Yukon[22]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Yukon[23]
- Postal code: Y[24]
- Part of: Northern Canada[25]
- Commons category: Yukon[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC−07:00[27]
- Inception: January 1, 1898[28]
- Highest point: Mount Logan[29]
- Separated from: Northwest Territories[30]
- Public holiday: Discovery Day[31], Civic Holiday[32], Family Day[33]
- Official website: https://yukon.ca/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yukon[35]
- Population: 36,589[36], 35,874[37], 33,897[38], 38,669[39], 21,836[40], 18,388[41], 14,382[42], 14,628[43], 12,190[44], 9096[45], 4914[46], 4230[47], 4157[48], 8512[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Yukon include GMC Yukon[50], an automobile model[51] and yukonite[52], a mineral species[53].
Why It Matters
Yukon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Yukon is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Yukon include GMC Yukon[50], an automobile model[51] and yukonite[52], a mineral species[53].