shíshálh Nation Government District

shíshálh Nation Government District, formerly known as Sechelt Indian Government District,[4] is a First Nations government district administered by the shíshálh Nation, and located in the Sunshine Coast region of southwest British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated on March 17, 1988[1] and consists of 33 separate land parcels, of which 32 are located within the Sunshine Coast Regional District and one located within the qathet Regional District.[5]

shíshálh Nation Government District
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionSunshine Coast
Regional districtSunshine Coast
qathet
IncorporatedMarch 17, 1988[1]
Government
  lhe hiwus (Chief)yalxwemult (Lenora Joe)[2]
  hihewus (Councilor)Shain Jackson
  hihewus (Councilor)Raquel Joe
  hihewus (Councilor)Rochelle Jones
  hihewus (Councilor)Philip Paul
Area
 (2011)[3]
  Total11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total819
  Density28.6/km2 (74.2/sq mi)
  Sunshine Coast portions
797
  Sunshine Coast portions density73.8/km2 (191/sq mi)
  Powell River portion
22
  Powell River portion density90.5/km2 (234/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the shíshálh Nation Government District had a population of 765 living in 333 of its 377 total private dwellings, a change of 9.8% from its 2016 population of 697. With a land area of 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.4/km2 (179.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

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