Inuvik Region | |
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![]() Skyline of the town of Inuvik | |
![]() Location within the Northwest Territories | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Northwest Territories |
Federal riding | Northwest Territories |
Territorial ridings | Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik Twin Lakes Mackenzie Delta Nunakput |
Regional office[1] | Inuvik |
Area | |
• Total | 387,400 km2 (149,600 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 6,372 |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (DST) |
Inuvik Region communities in the Northwest Territories
The Inuvik Region or Beaufort Delta Region is one of 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.[1] Most of the communities are in the Beaufort Sea area and are a mixture of Inuit (Inuvialuit) and First Nations (mostly Gwich'in).
Formerly, there was also a Statistics Canada designated census division named 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
[edit]The Inuvik Region administrative entity includes the following communities:
Community | Demographics (2016) | ||||||
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Name[3] | Type[4] | Census[5] | Aboriginal population profile[6] | ||||
Official | Traditional | Total | First Nations | Métis | Inuit | Other | |
Aklavik | Akłarvik | Hamlet | 590 | 220 | 20 | 375 | 160 |
Fort McPherson | Teetł'it Zheh | Hamlet | 700 | 625 | 25 | 75 | 95 |
Inuvik | Inuuvik | Town | 3,243 | 880 | 80 | 1,460 | 1,375 |
Paulatuk | Paulatuuq | Hamlet | 265 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 55 |
Sachs Harbour | Ikaahuk | Hamlet | 103 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 35 |
Tsiigehtchic | Tsiigehtshik | Charter community | 172 | 135 | 0 | 35 | 50 |
Tuktoyaktuk | Tuktuujaqrtuuq | Hamlet | 898 | 70 | 0 | 795 | 175 |
Ulukhaktok | Ulukhaqtuuq | Hamlet | 396 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 40 |
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Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Inuvik Region
- ^ Government of the Northwest Territories. "About Municipal and Community Affairs". Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Differences in Community Government Structures" (PDF). Maca.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data".
- ^ "Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT