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{{short description|Administrative region in the Northwest Territories, Canada}}
{{about|the administrative region|the former census division|Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories (former census division)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name     = Inuvik Region
|other_name        =
|settlement_type   = [[List of regions of the Northwest Territories|Administrative region]]
|motto             =
| image_skyline    = Inuvik skyline.jpg
| image_caption    = Skyline of the town of [[Inuvik]]
| image_blank_emblem = 
| image_map =
| image_map1        = NWT Locator Inuvik.svg
| mapsize1          = 200
| map_caption1      = Location within the [[Northwest Territories]]
|subdivision_type  = Country
|subdivision_name  = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Northwest Territories]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Electoral district (Canada)|Federal riding]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Northwest Territories (electoral district)|Northwest Territories]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories|Territorial ridings]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Inuvik Boot Lake]]<br>[[Inuvik Twin Lakes]]<br>[[Mackenzie Delta (electoral district)|Mackenzie Delta]]<br>[[Nunakput]]
|subdivision_type4 = 
|subdivision_name4 = 
|government_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/about-maca|title=About Municipal and Community Affairs|author=Government of the Northwest Territories|language=en|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>
|leader_title      = Regional superintendent
|leader_name       = 
|leader_title1     = Administrator
|leader_name1      = 
|leader_title2     = Councillors
|leader_name2      = 
|seat_type         = Regional office<ref name=office/>
|seat              = [[Inuvik]]
|leader_title4     = Organized hamlets
|leader_name4      = 
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 
|area_total_km2          = 387400
|population_total  = 6205
|population_as_of  = 2021
|population_footnotes = <ref name=census/>
|population_density_km2  = auto
| population_rank = [[List of regions of the Northwest Territories|3rd NWT]]
|population_blank1_title = % change (from 2016)
|population_blank1 = -1.9
|postal_code_type  = 
|postal_code       = 
|website           = 
|timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset1             = −07:00
| timezone1_DST           = DST
| utc_offset1_DST         = −06:00
}}
{{Location_map+
|Canada Northwest Territories
| width = 400
| float = right
| caption = Inuvik Region communities in the Northwest Territories
| places =
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Aklavik]] | lat=68.218889 | long=-135.008611 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=top |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories|Fort&nbsp;McPherson]] | lat=67.435278 | long=-134.881944| label_size=75 | marksize=8|position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=''[[Inuvik]]'' | lat=68.361667 | long=-133.730556 | label_size=75 | marksize=10|position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Paulatuk]] | lat=69.351389 | long=-124.069444 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Sachs Harbour]] | lat=71.985556 | long=-125.248056 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Tsiigehtchic]] | lat=67.440556 | long=-133.745278 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=bottom |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Tuktoyaktuk]] | lat=69.442778 | long=-133.031111 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=top |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Ulukhaktok]] | lat=70.736389 | long=-117.768056 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}}
 }}

The '''Inuvik Region''' or ''Beaufort Delta Region'' is one of [[List of regions of the Northwest Territories|five administrative regions]] in the [[Northwest Territories]] of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in [[Inuvik]].<ref name=office>[https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/inuvik-region Inuvik Region]</ref> Most of the communities are in the [[Beaufort Sea]] area and are a mixture of [[Inuit]] (mostly [[Inuvialuit]]) and [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] (mostly [[Gwichʼin]]).

Formerly, there was also a [[Statistics Canada]] designated [[Census geographic units of Canada|census division]] named [[Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories (former census division)|Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories]], which was abolished in the [[2011 Canadian census]]. The territorial extent of this census division was somewhat larger than the administrative region of the same name.

==Administrative Region communities==
The Inuvik Region administrative entity includes the following communities:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Communities of the Inuvik Region
|-
! colspan="4" | Community
! colspan="6" | Demographics (2021)
|-
! colspan="2" | Name<ref name=ocn>{{cite web |url= http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/#4/65.98/-119.97 |title= Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide |website= [[Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre]] |publisher= Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories |location= Yellowknife |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110003/http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/ |archive-date= 13 January 2016 |url-status= live |access-date= 13 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Governance 
! colspan="2" | [[2021 Canadian census|Census]]<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000261 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=8 December 2024 |access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref>
! colspan="4" | Indigenous population profile<ref name=app>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/ipp-ppa/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=61 |title=Indigenous Population Profile, 2021 Census of Population |date=16 June 2023 |access-date=8 December 2024 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>
|-
! Official
! class=unsortable| Traditional
! Type<ref name=maca>{{cite web|url=http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf|title= Differences in Community Government Structures|publisher=Maca.gov.nt.ca|access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref>
! [[List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories|Municipality]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/other-organizations-that-issue-donation-receipts-qualified-donees/other-qualified-donees-listings/list-municipalities-northwest-territories.html |title=List of municipalities - Northwest Territories |date=16 June 2015 |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=[[Canada Revenue Agency]]}}</ref>
! Total
! Change<br>(from 2016)
! [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]
! [[Métis]]
! [[Inuit]]<br>([[Inuvialuit]])
! Other
|-
| [[Aklavik]]
| Akłarvik
| Hamlet
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|536}}
| align="right" | -9.2%
| align="right" | {{nts|220}}
| align="right" | {{nts|15}}
| align="right" | {{nts|390}}
| align="right" | {{nts|70}}
|-
| [[Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories|Fort McPherson]]
| Teetł'it Zheh
| Hamlet
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|647}}
| align="right" | -7.6%
| align="right" | {{nts|560}}
| align="right" | {{nts|30}}
| align="right" | {{nts|85}}
| align="right" | {{nts|105}}
|-
| ''[[Inuvik]]''
| Inuuvik
| Town
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|3,137}}
| align="right" | -3.3%
| align="right" | {{nts|840}}
| align="right" | {{nts|125}}
| align="right" | {{nts|1415}}
| align="right" | {{nts|1570}}
|-
| [[Paulatuk]]
| Paulatuuq
| Hamlet
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|298}}
| align="right" | 12.5%
| align="right" | {{nts|0}}
| align="right" | {{nts|0}}
| align="right" | {{nts|280}}
| align="right" | {{nts|40}}
|-
| [[Sachs Harbour]]
| Ikaahuk
| Hamlet
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|104}}
| align="right" | 1.0%
| align="right" | {{nts|10}}
| align="right" | {{nts|0}}
| align="right" | {{nts|95}}
| align="right" | {{nts|35}}
|-
| [[Tsiigehtchic]]
| Tsiigehtshik
| Charter community
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|138}}
| align="right" | -19.8%
| align="right" | {{nts|115}}
| align="right" | {{nts|15}}
| align="right" | {{nts|0}}
| align="right" | {{nts|55}}
|-
| [[Tuktoyaktuk]]
| Tuktuujaqrtuuq
| Hamlet
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|937}}
| align="right" | 4.3%
| align="right" | {{nts|45}}
| align="right" | {{nts|0}}
| align="right" | {{nts|825}}
| align="right" | {{nts|140}}
|-
| [[Ulukhaktok]]
| Ulukhaqtuuq
| Hamlet
| Yes
| align="right" | {{nts|408}}
| align="right" | 3.0%
| align="right" | {{nts|10}}
| align="right" | {{nts|0}}
| align="right" | {{nts|380}}
| align="right" | {{nts|50}}
|}

{{Historical populations
|align=none|cols=2
|2001|6972
|2002|7087
|2003|7077
|2004|7059
|2005|7085
|2006|6996
|2007|6969
|2008|6957
|2009|6953
|2010|6996
|2011|6949
|2012|6909
|2013|6826
|2014|6756
|2015|6706
|2016|6717
|2017|6673
|footnote= Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)<ref name=brost>[https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/commtotals_2001-2017.xlsx Population Estimates By Community] from the GNWT</ref>
}}

==Communities in the Inuvik Region==
{{Gallery
| title = Communities in the Inuvik Region
|File:Aklavik1.jpg
|Aklavik (2008)
|File:Anglican Church & Cemetery in Fort McPherson - Northwest Territories - Canada - 01.jpg
|St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Fort McPherson (2013)
|File:Inuvik, NT.jpg
|Inuvik (2021)
|File:Paulatuk.JPG
|Paulatuk (2005)
|File:Sachs Harbour.JPG
|Sachs Harbour (2006)
|File:View toward Hamlet of Tsiigehtchic - Near Inuvik - Northwest Territories - Canada.jpg
|Tsiigehtchic (2006)
|File:View from Cessna 172 over Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada.jpg
|Tuktoyaktuk (2013)
|File:Ulukhaktok March2021.jpg
|Ulukhaktok (2021)
}}

==Climate==
{{Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories weatherbox}}
{{Inuvik weatherbox}}
{{Sachs Harbour weatherbox}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{GeoGroupTemplate|section=Administrative_Region_communities}}
*[https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/communitylist?title_field_value=&field_community_region_target_id=114&field_community_status_value=All Inuvik Region at Municipal and Community Affairs]
{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Inuvik Region
 | North     = ''[[Arctic Ocean]]''
 | Northeast = [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]]
 | East      = [[Kitikmeot Region]], [[Nunavut]]
 | Southeast =
 | South     = [[Sahtu Region]]
 | Southwest = 
 | West      = [[Unorganized Yukon]], [[Yukon]]
 | Northwest =
}}
{{Subdivisions of Northwest Territories|state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}
{{coord|68|21|42|N|133|43|50|W|region:CA-NT_type:adm1st_scale:10000000|display=title|name=Inuvik Region centred on Inuvik}}

[[Category:Inuvik Region| ]]
[[Category:Regions of the Northwest Territories]]