List of communities in Nunavut

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Communities in Canada's provinces and territories

This is a list of communities in Nunavut, Canada. Many of these communities have alternate names or spellings in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun, while others are primarily known by their Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun names. As of the 2016 census the population of Nunavut was 35,944, an increase of 12.66% from the 2011 census.[1]

Communities

The following are communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut.

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Community[2] Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun[3] Inuktitut syllabics Translation[2] Region 2021 Census of Population[4] Location
2021 2016 % change
Arctic Bay Ikpiarjuk[5] ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ the pocket[5] Qikiqtaaluk Region 994 868 +14.5 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Arviat   ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ bowhead whale[6] Kivalliq Region 2,864 2,657 +7.8 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Baker Lake Qamani’tuaq[7] ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ big lake joined by a river at both ends Kivalliq Region 2,061 2,069 -0.4 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Bathurst Inletc Qingaut ᕿᙵᐅᓐ the nose Kitikmeot Region Script error: No such module "sort". 0 N/A Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Cambridge Bay Iqaluktuuttiaq[8] ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ a good place with many fish[8] Kitikmeot Region 1,760 1,766 -0.3 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Chesterfield Inlet Igluligaarjuk[9] ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ place with a few igloos (houses)[9] Kivalliq Region 397 437 -9.2 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Clyde River Kangiqtugaapik[10] ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ nice little inlet[10] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,181 1,053 +12.2 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Coral Harbour Salliq[11] ᓴᓪᓖᑦ a large, flat island in front of the mainland[11] Kivalliq Region 1,035 891 +16.2 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Gjoa Haven Uqsuqtuuq[12] ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ place of plenty of fat (blubber)[12] Kitikmeot Region 1,349 1,324 +1.9 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Grise Fiord Aujuittuq[13] ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ place that never thaws[13] Qikiqtaaluk Region 144 129 +11.6 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Igloolik Iglulik ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ place of iglus[14]a Qikiqtaaluk Region 2,049 1,744 +17.5 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Iqaluit
(capital)
  ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ place of many fish[15] Qikiqtaaluk Region 7,429 7,740 -4.0 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Kimmirut   ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ looks like a heel[16] Qikiqtaaluk Region 426 386 −14.5 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Kinngait ᑭᙵᐃᑦ high mountain[17] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,396 1,441 -3.1 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Kugaaruk Arviligjuaq[18] ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ or ᐊᕐᕕᓕᒡᔪᐊᖅ place of many bowhead whales (Arviligjuaq),
little stream (Kugaaruk)[18]
Kitikmeot Region 1,033 933 +10.7 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Kugluktuk Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ Place of moving water[19] Kitikmeot Region 1,382 1,491 -7.3 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Nanisivikc   ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ the place where people find things Qikiqtaaluk Region Script error: No such module "sort". 0 N/A Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Naujaat ᓇᐅᔮᑦ nesting place for seagulls[20] Kivalliq Region 1,225 1,082 +13.2 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Pangnirtung Pangniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ place of the bull caribou[21] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,504 1,481 +1.6 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Pond Inlet Mittimatalik[22] ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ place where Mittiima is buried[22] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,555 1,617 -3.8 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Qikiqtarjuaq   ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ big island[23] Qikiqtaaluk Region 593 598 -0.8 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Rankin Inlet Kangiqtiniq[24] ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ deep bay/inlet[24] Kivalliq Region 2,975 2,842 +4.7 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Resolute Qausuittuq[25] ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ place with no dawn[25] Qikiqtaaluk Region 183 198 -7.6 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Sanikiluaq   ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ named for a man known as a fast runner[26] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,010 882 +14.5 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Sanirajak ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ one that is along the coast[27] Qikiqtaaluk Region 891 848 +5.1 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Taloyoak Talurjuaq ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ large stone caribou blind[28] Kitikmeot Region 934 1,029 -9.2 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Umingmaktokc Umingmaktuuq ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃᑑᖅ they caught a muskox Kitikmeot Region 0 0 N/A Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Whale Cove Tikirarjuaq[29] ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ long point[29] Kivalliq Region 470 435 +8.0 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

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Former communities

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Notes

  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^a iglu meaning house and refers to the sod houses that were originally in the area.[30]
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^b Part of the Hope Bay greenstone belt and are operated by Newmont Mining Corporation
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^c Neither Bathurst Inlet, Nanisivik or Umingmaktok are listed as an official community by the Government of Nunavut, but are listed as settlements by Statistics Canada.[4][31]

References

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  1. 2011 census
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  3. Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities
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  5. a b Arctic Bay at the Government of Nunavut
  6. Arviat at the Government of Nunavut
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  8. a b Cambridge Bay at the Government of Nunavut
  9. a b Chesterfield Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  10. a b Clyde River at the Government of Nunavut
  11. a b Coral Harbour at the Government of Nunavut
  12. a b Gjoa Have at the Government of Nunavut
  13. a b Grise Fiord at the Government of Nunavut
  14. Igloolik Template:Webarchive at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
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  16. Kimmirut at Inns North
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  18. a b Kugaaruk at Nunavut Tourism
  19. Kugluktuk at Nunavut Tourism
  20. Naujaat at the Government of Nunavut
  21. Pangnirtung at Inns North
  22. a b Pond Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  23. Qikiqtarjuaq at the Government of Nunavut
  24. a b Rankin Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  25. a b Resolute at Nunavut Tourism
  26. Sanikiluaq at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
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  28. Taloyoak at the Government of Nunavut
  29. a b Whale Cove at the Government of Nunavut
  30. Igloolik at CBC News
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External links

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