List of communities in Nunavut

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This is a list of communities in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Note that 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 2011 census the population of Nunavut was 31,906 an increase of 8.3% from the 2006 census.[1]

Communities

The following are communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut.

Community[2] Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun[3] Inuktitut syllabics Translation[2] Region Population
2011		 % change
from 2006		 Location
Arctic Bay Ikpiarjuk ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ the pocket Qikiqtaaluk Region 823[4] 19.3% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Arviat   ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ bowhead whale Kivalliq Region 2,318[5] 12.5% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Baker Lake Qamani’tuaq ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ big lake joined by a river at both ends Kivalliq Region 1,872[6] 8.3% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bathurst Inlet Kingoak ᑭᖓᐅᓐ the nose Kitikmeot Region 0[7] n/a Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Cambridge Bay Iqaluktuuttiaq ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ fair fishing place Kitikmeot Region 1,608[8] 8.9% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Cape Dorset Kinngait[9] ᑭᙵᐃᑦ high mountain[9] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,363[10] 10.3% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Chesterfield Inlet Igluligaarjuk ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ place with few houses Kivalliq Region 313[11] −5.7% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Clyde River Kangiqtugaapik ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ nice little inlet Qikiqtaaluk Region 934[12] 13.9% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Coral Harbour Salliq ᓴᓪᓖᑦ a large, flat island in front of the mainland Kivalliq Region 834[13] 8.5% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Gjoa Haven Uqsuqtuuq ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ place of plenty blubber Kitikmeot Region 1,279[14] 20.2% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grise Fiord Aujuittuq ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ place that never thaws Qikiqtaaluk Region 130[15] −7.8% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Hall Beach Sanirajak ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ the shoreline[16] Qikiqtaaluk Region 546[17] −16.5% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Igloolik Iglulik ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ place of iglus[18]a Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,454[19] −5.5% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Iqaluit
(capital)		   ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ place of many fish Qikiqtaaluk Region 6,699[20] 8.3% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kimmirut   ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ heel Qikiqtaaluk Region 455[21] 10.7% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kugaaruk Arviligjuaq ᑳᒑᕐᑭᓪ place with lots of bowhead whales (Arviligjuaq),
little stream (Kugaaruk)[22]		 Kitikmeot Region 771[23] 12.1% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kugluktuk Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ where the water falls (Qurluqtuq),
two startled people (Kugluktuk)[24]		 Kitikmeot Region 1,450[25] 11.4% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Nanisivikc   ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ the place where people find things Qikiqtaaluk Region 0[26] n/a Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Naujaat ᓇᐅᔮᑦ seagull resting place[27] Kivalliq Region 945[28] 26.3% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pangnirtung Pangniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ place of the bull caribou Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,425[29] 7.5% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pond Inlet Mittimatalik ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ place where Mittiima is buried Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,549[30] 17.8% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Qikiqtarjuaq   ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ big island Qikiqtaaluk Region 520[31] 9.9% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Rankin Inlet Kangiqiniq or Kangirliniq ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ inlet[32] Kivalliq Region 2,266[33] −3.9% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Resolute Qausuittuq ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ place with no dawn[34] Qikiqtaaluk Region 214[35] −6.6% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sanikiluaq   ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ named for a man known as a fast runner[36] Qikiqtaaluk Region 812[37] 9.1% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Taloyoak Talurjuaq ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ large caribou blind Kitikmeot Region 899[38] 11.1% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Umingmaktokc     he or she caught a muskox Kitikmeot Region 5[39] n/a Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Whale Cove Tikirarjuaq ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ long point Kivalliq Region 407[40] 15.3% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Former communities

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Notes

  • ^a iglu meaning house and refers to the sod houses that were originally in the area.[41]
  • ^b Part of the Hope Bay greenstone belt and are operated by Newmont Mining Corporation
  • ^c Neither Nanisivik or Umingmaktok are listed as an official community by the Government of Nunavut but are listed as settlements by Statistics Canada

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nunavut Communities
  3. ↑ Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities
  4. ↑ Census Profile Arctic Bay
  5. ↑ Census Profile Arviat
  6. ↑ Census Profile Baker Lake
  7. ↑ Census Profile Bathurst Inlet
  8. ↑ Census Profile Cambridge Bay
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 History of Cape Dorset
  10. ↑ Census Profile Cape Dorset
  11. ↑ Census Profile Chesterfield Inlet
  12. ↑ Census Profile Clyde River
  13. ↑ Census Profile Coral Harbour
  14. ↑ Census Profile Gjoa Haven
  15. ↑ Census Profile Grise Fiord
  16. ↑ Hall Beach at the Atlas of Canada
  17. ↑ Census Profile Hall Beach
  18. ↑ Igloolik at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
  19. ↑ Census Profile Igloolik
  20. ↑ Census Profile Iqaluit
  21. ↑ Census Profile Kimmirut
  22. ↑ Kugaaruk at The Canadian Encyclopedia
  23. ↑ Census Profile Kugaaruk
  24. ↑ Kugluktuk Heritage
  25. ↑ Census Profile Kugluktuk
  26. ↑ Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census
  27. ↑ Naujaat (Repulse Bay) at The Canadian Encyclopedia
  28. ↑ Census Profile Repulse Bay
  29. ↑ Census Profile Pangnirtung
  30. ↑ Census Profile Pond Inlet
  31. ↑ Census Profile Qikiqtarjuaq
  32. ↑ Rankin Inlet at the Atlas of Canada
  33. ↑ Census Profile Rankin Inlet
  34. ↑ The Nunavut Handbook ISBN 1-55036-587-8
  35. ↑ Census Profile Resolute
  36. ↑ Sanikiluaq at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
  37. ↑ Census Profile Sanikiluaq
  38. ↑ Census Profile Taloyoak
  39. ↑ Census Profile Umingmaktok
  40. ↑ Census Profile Whale Cove
  41. ↑ Igloolik at the Atlas of Canada
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