Whitehorse

City
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 60°43′27″N 135°03′22″W / 60.72417°N 135.05611°WCoordinates: 60°43′27″N 135°03′22″W / 60.72417°N 135.05611°W
Country	Canada
Territory	Yukon
Established	1898
Government
• Mayor	Kirk Cameron
• Governing body	Whitehorse City Council
• MPs	Brendan Hanley
Area
• City	413.94 km2 (159.82 sq mi)
• Urban	35.97 km2 (13.89 sq mi)
• Metro	8,465.21 km2 (3,268.44 sq mi)
Elevation	670–1,702 m (2,200–5,584 ft)
Population (2021)
• City	28,201
• Density	68.1/km2 (176/sq mi)
• Urban	24,513
• Urban density	681.5/km2 (1,765/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
Forward sortation area	Y1A
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Website	whitehorse.ca

Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon, Canada. It is also the largest city in northern Canada. It is on the Alaska Highway and the Yukon River.

History

The city was inhabited by First Nations for thousands of years.

Streetscape of Whitehorse in 1900. The community saw a population boom with the discovery of gold in the Klondike in 1896.
View of Whitehorse in 1910
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Sikhs in Whitehorse in April 1906
Whitehorse hosts the beginning of the Yukon Quest, an annual dog sled race from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, Alaska.
City Hall is home to the Whitehorse City Council.
Aerial view of Whitehorse Cadet Summer Training Centre. The facility is used by the Canadian Cadet Organization.
Broadcasting studio for CFWH-FM, which broadcasts programming from CBC Radio One. CFWH-FM is one of seven radio stations based in Whitehorse.
Building for the Whitehorse Daily Star. The Daily Star is one of three newspapers operating in Whitehorse.