The
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine is a type of local government administration in northwestern
British Columbia,
Canada. As of the
Canada 2001 Census it had a population of 40,876 living on a land area of 91,910.63 km² (35,486.89 sq mi). Its administrative offices are in the city of
Terrace. The next-largest municipality in the regional district is the
District Municipality of
Kitimat. The other incorporated municipalities in the regional district are the Village of
Hazelton, the District of
New Hazelton and the District of
Stewart. Unincorporated communities are many, most of them
Indian Reserves which are not part of the governmental system of the regional district, which has limited powers relating mostly to municipal-type services. The remote settlement of
Dease Lake, formerly in the
Stikine Region, was added to the regional district on December 1, 2007.