Faro is a city in the central part of the Canadian territory of Yukon . Faro is located in the Pelly Valley in the Anvil Mountains, 356 km from the capital of Whitehorse Territory. The city was founded in 1969 to service a large deposit of zinc and lead 22 km from the city [1] .
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| A country |  Canada |
| Provinces | territory  Yukon |
| Demography | |
| Population | 341 people (2006) |
| Density | 1.7 people / km² |
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| Square | 203.57 km² |
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History
Back in 1953, a group of prospectors led by Al Kulan claimed the land, which will subsequently be the Faro mine. In 1960, Dynasty Explorations was formed to work on the site. In 1965, more than 100 people worked on the site. [2] The city grew along with the mine. Despite the forest fire that happened in 1969 and almost destroyed the newly rebuilt city, the company restored it [2] [3] . In 1979, the population of Faro was 800 people, and in 1981 - about 2000 people [4] . However, lower metal prices and a mid-1980s recession led to the closure of the mine. In 1985, 97 people lived in the city [4] .
Population
According to the 2006 census, 341 people live in the city, which is 8.9% more than in 2001. The average age of city residents is 44.8 years. [five]
Transport
The city can be reached on the Mitchell highway with a length of 10.8 km, which departs from the 415th km of the Campbell highway [6] . The city has an airport.
Climate
| Faro: average meteorological indicators | |||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | But I | Dec | Per year |
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| Avg Max. ° C | -17.3 | -10.8 | -1.8 | 6.8 | 13.7 | 19.3 | 20.9 | 18.3 | 11.6 | 2.1 | -10.4 | -15.4 | 3.1 |
| Avg min ° C | -26 | -21.3 | -14.5 | -5.7 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 9 | 6.2 | 1.3 | -5.4 | -17.9 | -24.3 | -7.9 |
| Precipitation mm | 14.8 | 13.3 | 11.6 | eight | 24 | 36.1 | 58.8 | 48.3 | 38.9 | 26.5 | 19.4 | 16.4 | 316 |
| Source: Canadian Department of the Environment [7] 2009-07-12 | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Faro (English) . Yukon government . Date of treatment March 4, 2010. Archived on April 19, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 History of Faro . The official website of Faro. Date of treatment December 21, 2009.
- ↑ Faro (English) . Canadian Encyclopedia. - Faro. Date of treatment December 21, 2009. Archived January 27, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Faro (English) . Hougen Group of Companies. - Faro. Date of treatment February 21, 2010. Archived January 27, 2011.
- ↑ Faro Community Profile . Statistics Canada . Date of treatment March 4, 2010. Archived on April 19, 2012.
- ↑ Yukon Highways Log Book October 2008 (inaccessible link) . Yukon government . Date of treatment March 4, 2010. Archived April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 . Department of the Environment Canada. Date of treatment March 4, 2010.