# Klemtu
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{{Short description|Human settlement in Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
thumb|Klemtu, British Columbia |alt=
'''Klemtu''' is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) on [Swindle Island](/source/Swindle_Island) in the coastal [fjords](/source/fjords) of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada. It is located on '''Kitasoo Indian Reserve No. 1'''.[{{BCGNIS|28410|Klemtu}}]
thumb|The Big House in Klemtu|alt=
Klemtu is the home of the [Kitasoo](/source/Kitasoo) tribe of [Tsimshian](/source/Tsimshian)s, originally from [Kitasu Bay](/source/Kitasu_Bay), and the Xai'xais of [Kynoch Inlet](/source/Kynoch_Inlet),[[Kynoch Inlet](/source/Kynoch_Inlet)] extends eastward from Queen Charlotte Sound, approximately at {{Coord|52.767462|-128.10688}}. It is adjacent to the [Fiordland Conservancy](/source/Fiordland_Conservancy). These two tribes live together as, and are jointly governed by, the [Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation](/source/Kitasoo%2FXaixais_First_Nation). Traditional languages spoken at Klemtu are the southern dialect of the Tsimshian language, called [Southern Tsimshian](/source/Southern_Tsimshian), and Xaixais, a dialect of the [Heiltsuk language](/source/Heiltsuk_language). In religious affiliation, the community is dominated by the [United Church of Canada](/source/United_Church_of_Canada).
The government of the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation is a member government of the [Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo Xai’xais-Nuxalk Tribal Council](/source/Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo_Xai%E2%80%99xais-Nuxalk_Tribal_Council).
The population of Klemtu in 1983 was 269. {{As of|2007}} the population of Klemtu was 505.
==Name origin==
An alternate older name for Klemtu is '''Kitasoo'''.[{{BCGNIS|47587|Kitasoo}}] it was also known as '''China Hat''' due to the shape of [Cone Island](/source/Cone_Island), which protects it from the open water. The name Klemtu is from the [Coast Tsimshian language](/source/Coast_Tsimshian_language) "Klemdoo-oolk," meaning "impassable".[{{BCGNIS|28410|Klemtu}}]
== Climate ==
{{Weather box|location = [Boat Bluff](/source/Boat_Bluff){{efn|Boat Bluff is located approximately {{convert|6|km|1|abbr=out}} north of Klemtu.}} (1981–2010)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan maximum humidex =15.1
| Feb maximum humidex =12.2
| Mar maximum humidex =17.6
| Apr maximum humidex =21.1
| May maximum humidex =27.5
| Jun maximum humidex =30.1
| Jul maximum humidex =36.2
| Aug maximum humidex =30.5
| Sep maximum humidex =27.9
| Oct maximum humidex =23.4
| Nov maximum humidex =13.3
| Dec maximum humidex =12.0
| Jan high C = 6.0
| Feb high C = 6.6
| Mar high C = 8.3
| Apr high C = 10.9
| May high C = 14.1
| Jun high C = 16.6
| Jul high C = 18.7
| Aug high C = 19.0
| Sep high C = 16.2
| Oct high C = 11.7
| Nov high C = 7.6
| Dec high C = 5.8
| year high C =
| Jan mean C =3.6
| Feb mean C =3.9
| Mar mean C =5.3
| Apr mean C =7.4
| May mean C =10.4
| Jun mean C =12.9
| Jul mean C =14.7
| Aug mean C =15.1
| Sep mean C =12.8
| Oct mean C =9.0
| Nov mean C =5.2
| Dec mean C =3.6
| Jan low C = 1.2
| Feb low C = 1.2
| Mar low C = 2.2
| Apr low C = 3.9
| May low C = 6.6
| Jun low C = 9.0
| Jul low C = 10.8
| Aug low C = 11.1
| Sep low C = 9.4
| Oct low C = 6.4
| Nov low C = 2.9
| Dec low C = 1.4
| year low C =
| Jan chill =-18
| Feb chill =-15
| Mar chill =-10
| Apr chill =0
| May chill =0
| Jun chill =0
| Jul chill =0
| Aug chill =0
| Sep chill =0
| Oct chill =0
| Nov chill =-11
| Dec chill =-21
| Jan record high C = 18.0
| Feb record high C = 17.0
| Mar record high C = 20.0
| Apr record high C = 25.5
| May record high C = 31.5
| Jun record high C = 33.5
| Jul record high C = 32.5
| Aug record high C = 33.0
| Sep record high C = 30.0
| Oct record high C = 21.0
| Nov record high C = 16.5
| Dec record high C = 15.5
| year record high C =
| Jan record low C = -16.0
| Feb record low C = -17.5
| Mar record low C = -14.0
| Apr record low C = -1.0
| May record low C = -1.0
| Jun record low C = 4.0
| Jul record low C = 5.5
| Aug record low C = 6.5
| Sep record low C = 4.0
| Oct record low C = -7.6
| Nov record low C = -20.2
| Dec record low C = -14.0
| year record low C =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 601.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 428.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 428.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 389.1
| May precipitation mm = 257.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 226.2
| Jul precipitation mm = 179.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 231.4
| Sep precipitation mm = 366.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 631.8
| Nov precipitation mm = 677.8
| Dec precipitation mm = 628.1
| year precipitation mm =
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| Jan rain mm =574.5
| Feb rain mm =400.3
| Mar rain mm =414.6
| Apr rain mm =386.9
| May rain mm =257.7
| Jun rain mm =226.2
| Jul rain mm =179.8
| Aug rain mm =231.4
| Sep rain mm =366.0
| Oct rain mm =630.0
| Nov rain mm =670.1
| Dec rain mm =606.2
| Jan snow cm = 27.4
| Feb snow cm = 28.3
| Mar snow cm = 13.9
| Apr snow cm = 2.3
| May snow cm = 0.0
| Jun snow cm = 0.0
| Jul snow cm = 0.0
| Aug snow cm = 0.0
| Sep snow cm = 0.0
| Oct snow cm = 1.9
| Nov snow cm = 7.6
| Dec snow cm = 21.9
| year snow cm =
| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 23.3
| Feb precipitation days = 19.6
| Mar precipitation days = 22.9
| Apr precipitation days = 21.4
| May precipitation days = 19.7
| Jun precipitation days = 17.8
| Jul precipitation days = 16.7
| Aug precipitation days = 17.4
| Sep precipitation days = 19.4
| Oct precipitation days = 24.7
| Nov precipitation days = 24.9
| Dec precipitation days = 24.9
| year precipitation days =
| Jan rain days =
| Feb rain days =
| Mar rain days =
| Apr rain days =
| May rain days =
| Jun rain days =
| Jul rain days =
| Aug rain days =
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| Oct rain days =
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| Dec rain days =
| unit snow days = 0.2 cm
| Jan snow days = 4.0
| Feb snow days = 3.7
| Mar snow days = 3.3
| Apr snow days = 1.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.3
| Nov snow days = 2.0
| Dec snow days = 4.2
| year snow days =
| source 1 = Environment Canada[{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=boat+bluff&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=383&dispBack=1|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data|date=25 September 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2020}}]
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==See also==
*[List of canneries in British Columbia](/source/List_of_canneries_in_British_Columbia)
*[List of Indian reserves in British Columbia](/source/List_of_Indian_reserves_in_British_Columbia)
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.kitasoo.org/index.html The Kitasoo/Xai'Xais Nation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061017072127/http://www.centralcoastbc.com/klemtu/intro.asp An Introduction to Klemtu]
* [http://www.bluebookofboats.com/Cruisingdestinations/Klemtu.htm Klemtu - on the Inside Passage to Alaska]
==Bibliography==
*Inglis, Gordon B., ''et al.'' (1990) "Tsimshians of British Columbia since 1900." In ''Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 7: Northwest Coast,'' pp. 285–293. Washington: Smithsonian Institution.
*Miller, Jay (1981) "Moieties and Cultural Amnesia: Manipulation of Knowledge in a Pacific Northwest Coast Native Community," ''Arctic Anthropology,'' vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 23–32.
*Miller, Jay (1982) "Tsimshian Moieties and Other Clarifications," ''Northwest Anthropological Research Notes,'' vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 148–164.
{{coord|52|35|N|128|32|W|region:CA_type:city|display=title}}
Category:Populated places on the British Columbia Coast
Category:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Category:Tsimshian
Category:Heiltsuk
Category:North Coast of British Columbia
Category:Central Coast of British Columbia
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