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[edit]
The following are communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut.
Communities of Nunavut
Former communities[edit]
- 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
Hudson's Bay Company trading posts[edit]
- Amadjuak
- Apex
- Arctic Bay
- Baker Lake
- Bathurst Inlet
- Bay Chimo (Umingmaktok)
- Belcher Islands
- Blacklead Island
- Cambridge Bay
- Cape Dorset
- Charlton Island Depot
- Chesterfield Inlet
- Clyde River
- Coats Island
- Dundas Harbour
- Eskimo Point (Arviat)
- Fort Hearne
- Fort Ross
- Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit)
- Gjoa Haven
- Igloolik
- Kent Peninsula
- King William Island
- Kugaryuak
- Lake Harbour (Kimmirut)
- Mansel Island
- Nueltin House
- Padley (Padlei)
- Pangnirtung
- Pangnirtung Fox Farm
- Perry River
- Ponds Inlet
- Port Leopold
- Port Burwell (Killiniq)
- Repulse Bay
- Southampton Island
- Tavane (Tavani)
- Tree River
- Wager Inlet (Wager Bay)
Notes[edit]
- ^a iglu meaning house and refers to the sod houses that were originally in the area.[30]
- ^b Part of the Hope Bay greenstone belt and are operated by Newmont Mining Corporation
- ^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[edit]
- ^ 2011 census
- ^ a b "Community Information - Government of Nunavut". www.gov.nu.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ a b Arctic Bay at the Government of Nunavut
- ^ Arviat at the Government of Nunavut
- ^ "Baker Lake". Baker Lake. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ 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 Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
- ^ "About Iqaluit: History & Milestones - City of Iqaluit". www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Kimmirut at Inns North
- ^ "History of Cape Dorset". capedorset.ca. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Hall Beach" (PDF). gov.nu.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Taloyoak at the Government of Nunavut
- ^ a b Whale Cove at the Government of Nunavut
- ^ Igloolik at CBC News
- ^ "Nunavut Communities | Nunavut Planning Commission". www.nunavut.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
External links[edit]
- Communities of Nunavut Poster (Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office) (free for download with a map)
- Nunavut communities at Nunavut Tourism
- Interactive map at Nunavut Tourism
