Yukon or Yukon Territory or (often) the Yukon is one of Canada's northern territories, in the country's extreme northwest. It has a population of about 31,000, and its capital is Whitehorse, with a population of 23,272. People from Yukon are known as Yukoners.
The territory is named after the Yukon River, which means "great river" in Gwichʼin.
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