Dawson City
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Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Territory
- Yukon
- Named after
- George Mercer Dawson
- Mayor
- Stephen Johnson
- Total
- 32.45 km (12.53 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 370 m (1,210 ft)
- Density
- 42.4/km (110/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00 ( MST )
- Canadian postal code
- Y 0B 1G0
- Nts map
- 116B3 Dawson
- Gnbc code
- KAHFT
- Climate
- Dfc
- Website
- Official website
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
- iii, iv
- Designated
- 2023 (45th session )
- Part of
- Tr’ondëk-Klondike
- Reference no
- 1564-006
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Dawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon.
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