List of communities in Nunavut

Communities in Canada's provinces and territories

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[4] ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ the pocket[4] Qikiqtaaluk Region 823[5] 19.3% 73°02′11″N 085°09′09″W / 73.03639°N 85.15250°W / 73.03639; -85.15250 (Arctic Bay)
Arviat   ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ bowhead whale[6] Kivalliq Region 2,318[7] 12.5% 61°06′29″N 094°03′25″W / 61.10806°N 94.05694°W / 61.10806; -94.05694 (Arviat)
Baker Lake Qamani’tuaq[8] ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ big lake joined by a river at both ends Kivalliq Region 1,872[9] 8.3% 64°19′05″N 096°01′03″W / 64.31806°N 96.01750°W / 64.31806; -96.01750 (Baker Lake)
Bathurst Inlet Qingaut ᕿᙵᐅᓐ the nose Kitikmeot Region 0[10] n/a 66°50′00″N 108°02′00″W / 66.83333°N 108.03333°W / 66.83333; -108.03333 (Bathurst Inlet)
Cambridge Bay Iqaluktuuttiaq[11] ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ a good place with lots of fish[11] Kitikmeot Region 1,608[12] 8.9% 69°07′02″N 105°03′11″W / 69.11722°N 105.05306°W / 69.11722; -105.05306 (Cambridge Bay)
Cape Dorset Kinngait[13] ᑭᙵᐃᑦ high mountain[13] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,363[14] 10.3% 64°13′54″N 076°32′25″W / 64.23167°N 76.54028°W / 64.23167; -76.54028 (Cape Dorset)
Chesterfield Inlet Igluligaarjuk[15] ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ place with a few igloos (houses)[15] Kivalliq Region 313[16] −5.7% 63°20′27″N 090°42′22″W / 63.34083°N 90.70611°W / 63.34083; -90.70611 (Chesterfield Inlet)
Clyde River Kangiqtugaapik[17] ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ nice little inlet[17] Qikiqtaaluk Region 934[18] 13.9% 70°28′26″N 068°35′10″W / 70.47389°N 68.58611°W / 70.47389; -68.58611 (Clyde River)
Coral Harbour Salliq[19] ᓴᓪᓖᑦ a large, flat island in front of the mainland[19] Kivalliq Region 834[20] 8.5% 64°08′13″N 083°09′51″W / 64.13694°N 83.16417°W / 64.13694; -83.16417 (Coral Harbour)
Gjoa Haven Uqsuqtuuq[21] ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ place of plenty of fat (blubber)[21] Kitikmeot Region 1,279[22] 20.2% 68°37′33″N 095°52′30″W / 68.62583°N 95.87500°W / 68.62583; -95.87500 (Gjoa Haven)
Grise Fiord Aujuittuq[23] ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ place that never thaws[23] Qikiqtaaluk Region 130[24] −7.8% 76°25′03″N 082°53′38″W / 76.41750°N 82.89389°W / 76.41750; -82.89389 (Grise Fiord)
Hall Beach Sanirajak[25] ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ one that is along the coast[25] Qikiqtaaluk Region 546[26] −16.5% 68°46′38″N 081°13′27″W / 68.77722°N 81.22417°W / 68.77722; -81.22417 (Hall Beach)
Igloolik Iglulik ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ place of iglus[27]a Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,454[28] −5.5% 69°22′34″N 081°47′58″W / 69.37611°N 81.79944°W / 69.37611; -81.79944 (Igloolik)
Iqaluit
(capital)		   ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ place of many fish[29] Qikiqtaaluk Region 6,699[30] 8.3% 63°44′55″N 068°31′11″W / 63.74861°N 68.51972°W / 63.74861; -68.51972 (Iqaluit)
Kimmirut   ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ looks like a heel[31] Qikiqtaaluk Region 455[32] 10.7% 62°50′48″N 069°52′07″W / 62.84667°N 69.86861°W / 62.84667; -69.86861 (Kimmirut)
Kugaaruk Arviligjuaq[33] ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ or ᐊᕐᕕᓕᒡᔪᐊᖅ place with lots of bowhead whales (Arviligjuaq),
little stream (Kugaaruk)[33]		 Kitikmeot Region 771[34] 12.1% 68°31′59″N 089°49′36″W / 68.53306°N 89.82667°W / 68.53306; -89.82667 (Kugaaruk)
Kugluktuk Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ Place of moving water[35] Kitikmeot Region 1,450[36] 11.4% 67°49′32″N 115°05′42″W / 67.82556°N 115.09500°W / 67.82556; -115.09500 (Kugluktuk)
Nanisivikc   ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ the place where people find things Qikiqtaaluk Region 0[37] n/a 73°02′05″N 084°32′13″W / 73.03472°N 84.53694°W / 73.03472; -84.53694 (Nanisivik)
Naujaat ᓇᐅᔮᑦ nesting place for seagulls[38] Kivalliq Region 945[39] 26.3% 66°31′19″N 086°14′06″W / 66.52194°N 86.23500°W / 66.52194; -86.23500 (Naujaat (Repulse Bay))
Pangnirtung Pangniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ place of the bull caribou[40] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,425[41] 7.5% 66°08′52″N 065°41′58″W / 66.14778°N 65.69944°W / 66.14778; -65.69944 (Pangnirtung)
Pond Inlet Mittimatalik[42] ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ place where Mittiima is buried[42] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,549[43] 17.8% 72°41′57″N 077°57′33″W / 72.69917°N 77.95917°W / 72.69917; -77.95917 (Pond Inlet)
Qikiqtarjuaq   ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ big island[44] Qikiqtaaluk Region 520[45] 9.9% 67°33′29″N 064°01′29″W / 67.55806°N 64.02472°W / 67.55806; -64.02472 (Qikiqtarjuaq)
Rankin Inlet Kangiqtiniq[46] ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ deep bay/inlet[46] Kivalliq Region 2,577[47] −3.9% 62°48′35″N 092°05′58″W / 62.80972°N 92.09944°W / 62.80972; -92.09944 (Rankin Inlet)
Resolute Qausuittuq[48] ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ place with no dawn[48] Qikiqtaaluk Region 214[49] −6.6% 74°41′51″N 094°49′56″W / 74.69750°N 94.83222°W / 74.69750; -94.83222 (Resolute)
Sanikiluaq   ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ named for a man known as a fast runner[50] Qikiqtaaluk Region 812[51] 9.1% 56°32′34″N 079°13′30″W / 56.54278°N 79.22500°W / 56.54278; -79.22500 (Sanikiluaq)
Taloyoak Talurjuaq ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ large stone caribou blind[52] Kitikmeot Region 899[53] 11.1% 69°32′13″N 093°31′36″W / 69.53694°N 93.52667°W / 69.53694; -93.52667 (Taloyoak)
Umingmaktokc Umingmaktuuq ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃᑑᖅ he or she caught a muskox Kitikmeot Region 5[54] n/a 67°41′56″N 107°55′27″W / 67.69889°N 107.92417°W / 67.69889; -107.92417 (Umingmaktok)
Whale Cove Tikirarjuaq[55] ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ long point[55] Kivalliq Region 407[56] 15.3% 62°10′22″N 092°34′46″W / 62.17278°N 92.57944°W / 62.17278; -92.57944 (Whale Cove)

Former communities

Hudson's Bay Company trading posts

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. 1 2 "Community Information - Government of Nunavut". www.gov.nu.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities
  4. 1 2 Arctic Bay at the Government of Nunavut
  5. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Arviat at the Government of Nunavut
  7. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Baker Lake". Baker Lake. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. 1 2 Cambridge Bay at the Government of Nunavut
  12. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  13. 1 2 "History of Cape Dorset". capedorset.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  14. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  15. 1 2 Chesterfield Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  16. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  17. 1 2 Clyde River at the Government of Nunavut
  18. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  19. 1 2 Coral Harbour at the Government of Nunavut
  20. ↑ "Census Profile Coral Harbour". statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  21. 1 2 Gjoa Have at the Government of Nunavut
  22. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  23. 1 2 Grise Fiord at the Government of Nunavut
  24. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  25. 1 2 "Hall Beach" (PDF). gov.nu.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  26. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  27. ↑ Igloolik at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
  28. ↑ "Census Profile Igloolik". statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  29. ↑ "About Iqaluit: History & Milestones - City of Iqaluit". www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  30. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  31. ↑ Kimmirut at Inns North
  32. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  33. 1 2 Kugaaruk at Nunavut Tourism
  34. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  35. ↑ Kugluktuk at Nunavut Tourism
  36. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  37. ↑ "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  38. ↑ Naujaat at the Government of Nunavut
  39. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  40. ↑ Pangnirtung at Inns North
  41. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  42. 1 2 Pond Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  43. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  44. ↑ Qikiqtarjuaq at the Government of Nunavut
  45. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  46. 1 2 Rankin Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  47. ↑ "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  48. 1 2 Resolute at Nunavut Tourism
  49. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  50. ↑ Sanikiluaq at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
  51. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  52. ↑ Taloyoak at the Government of Nunavut
  53. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  54. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  55. 1 2 Whale Cove at the Government of Nunavut
  56. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  57. ↑ Igloolik at CBC News
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