Yukon

territory of Canada
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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].

Yukon

Summary

Yukon is a territory of Canada[1]. Yukon draws 11,305 Wikipedia views per month (territory_of_canada category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yukon is located in Canada[3].
  • Yukon is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Yukon's head of government is recorded as Mike Pemberton[5].
  • Yukon is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Yukon's instance of is recorded as territory of Canada[7].
  • Yukon's instance of is recorded as census geographic unit of Canada[8].
  • Yukon's capital is recorded as Whitehorse[9].
  • Yukon's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • Yukon's official language is recorded as French[11].
  • Yukon's shares border with is recorded as British Columbia[12].
  • Yukon's shares border with is recorded as Alaska[13].
  • Yukon's shares border with is recorded as Northwest Territories[14].
  • Yukon's shares border with is recorded as North Slope Borough[15].
  • Yukon's shares border with is recorded as Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area[16].
  • Yukon's shares border with is recorded as Southeast Fairbanks Census Area[17].
  • Yukon's shares border with is recorded as Valdez–Cordova Census Area[18].
  • Yukon's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary democracy[19].
  • Yukon River is named after Yukon[20].
  • Yukon's flag is recorded as flag of Yukon[21].
  • Yukon's legislative body is recorded as Legislature of Yukon[22].
  • Yukon's executive body is recorded as Government of Yukon[23].
  • Yukon's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Yukon[24].
  • Yukon's postal code is recorded as Y[25].
  • Yukon is part of Northern Canada[26].
  • Yukon's Commons category is recorded as Yukon[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1898 marks the founding of Yukon[28].

Identity

Yukon is part of Northern Canada[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Yukon include GMC Yukon[29], an automobile model[30] and yukonite[31], a mineral species[32].

Why It Matters

Yukon draws 11,305 Wikipedia views per month (territory_of_canada category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] Yukon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Yukon is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Yukon include GMC Yukon[29], an automobile model[30] and yukonite[31], a mineral species[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Q87326441. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Q87326441. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag yukon-territory
    Svkkl authority id 0201164-Yukon-Territory
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: yukon-territory, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969552|yukon territory (#289969552)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0201164-Yukon-Territory
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0201164-Yukon, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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