List of communities in Nunavut
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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". |
Former communities
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- Amadjuak, on Baffin Island
- Brooman Point Village, on Bathurst Island
- Craig Harbour, on Ellesmere Island
- Dundas Harbour, on Devon Island
- Ennadai, on the mainland
- Iglunga, on an island off Baffin Island
- Killiniq (Port Burwell), on Killiniq Island
- Native Point, on the peninsula of the same name
- Nuwata, on Baffin Island
- Padlei, on the mainland
- Port Leopold, on Somerset Island
- Tavani, on the mainland
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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- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Arctic Bay at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ Arviat at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Cambridge Bay at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Chesterfield Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Clyde River at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Coral Harbour at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Gjoa Have at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Grise Fiord at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ Igloolik Template:Webarchive at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
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- ↑ Kimmirut at Inns North
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- ↑ a b Kugaaruk at Nunavut Tourism
- ↑ Kugluktuk at Nunavut Tourism
- ↑ Naujaat at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ Pangnirtung at Inns North
- ↑ a b Pond Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ Qikiqtarjuaq at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Rankin Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Resolute at Nunavut Tourism
- ↑ Sanikiluaq at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Taloyoak at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ a b Whale Cove at the Government of Nunavut
- ↑ Igloolik at CBC News
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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External links
- Communities of Nunavut Poster (Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office) (free for download with a map)
- Nunavut communities at Nunavut Tourism
- Interactive map at Nunavut Tourism
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