Jump to content
 







Main menu
    


Navigation  


●Main page
 ●Contents
 ●Current events
 ●Random article
 ●About Wikipedia
 ●Contact us
 ●Donate
  



Contribute  


●Help
 ●Learn to edit
 ●Community portal
 ●Recent changes
 ●Upload file
  







Search  

































●Create account

●Log in
 









●Create account
 ● Log in
  



Pages for logged out editors learn more  


●Contributions
 ●Talk
  


















Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Communities  




2 Former communities  




3 Hudson's Bay Company trading posts  




4 Notes  




5 References  




6 External links  













List of communities in Nunavut






●Español
 ●Français
 ●ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut
 ●Italiano
 ●Nederlands
 ●Português
 ●Русский
 ●Svenska
  
Edit links
  








●Article
 ●Talk
  
















●Read
 ●Edit
 ●View history
  







Tools
    


Actions  


●Read
 ●Edit
 ●View history
  



General  


●What links here
 ●Related changes
 ●Upload file
 ●Special pages
 ●Permanent link
 ●Page information
 ●Cite this page
 ●Get shortened URL
 ●Download QR code
 ●Wikidata item
  



Print/export  


●Download as PDF
 ●Printable version
  















Appearance
    

 





From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

AB

SK

MB

ON

QC

NB

PE

NS

NL

YT

NT

NU

Canadian Provinces and Territories
Communities in Canada's provinces and territories

This is a list of communities in Nunavut, Canada. Many of these communities have alternate names or spellings in InuktitutorInuinnaqtun, 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.

Arviat

Arviat

Baker Lake

Baker Lake

Bathurst Inlet

Bathurst Inlet

Cambridge Bay

Cambridge Bay

Chesterfield Inlet

Chesterfield Inlet

Clyde River

Clyde River

Coral Harbour

Coral Harbour

Gjoa Haven

Gjoa Haven

Grise Fiord

Grise Fiord

Igloolik

Igloolik

Iqaluit

Iqaluit

Kimmirut

Kimmirut

Kinngait

Kinngait

Kugaaruk

Kugaaruk

Kugluktuk

Kugluktuk

Naujaat

Naujaat

Pangnirtung

Pangnirtung

Pond Inlet

Pond Inlet

Qikiqtarjuaq

Qikiqtarjuaq

Rankin Inlet

Rankin Inlet

Resolute

Resolute

Sanikiluaq

Sanikiluaq

Sanirajak

Sanirajak

Taloyoak

Taloyoak

Whale Cove

Whale Cove

class=notpageimage|
Communities of Nunavut
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 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 2,864 2,657 +7.8 61°06′29″N 094°03′25″W / 61.10806°N 94.05694°W / 61.10806; -94.05694 (Arviat)
Baker Lake Qamani’tuaq[7] ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ big lake joined by a river at both ends Kivalliq Region 2,061 2,069 -0.4 64°19′05″N 096°01′03″W / 64.31806°N 96.01750°W / 64.31806; -96.01750 (Baker Lake)
Bathurst Inletc Qingaut ᕿᙵᐅᓐ the nose Kitikmeot Region 0 0 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[8] ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ a good place with many fish[8] Kitikmeot Region 1,760 1,766 -0.3 69°07′02″N 105°03′11″W / 69.11722°N 105.05306°W / 69.11722; -105.05306 (Cambridge Bay)
Chesterfield Inlet Igluligaarjuk[9] ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ place with a few igloos (houses)[9] Kivalliq Region 397 437 -9.2 63°20′27″N 090°42′22″W / 63.34083°N 90.70611°W / 63.34083; -90.70611 (Chesterfield Inlet)
Clyde River Kangiqtugaapik[10] ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ nice little inlet[10] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,181 1,053 +12.2 70°28′26″N 068°35′10″W / 70.47389°N 68.58611°W / 70.47389; -68.58611 (Clyde River)
Coral Harbour Salliq[11] ᓴᓪᓖᑦ a large, flat island in front of the mainland[11] Kivalliq Region 1,035 891 +16.2 64°08′13″N 083°09′51″W / 64.13694°N 83.16417°W / 64.13694; -83.16417 (Coral Harbour)
Gjoa Haven Uqsuqtuuq[12] ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ place of plenty of fat (blubber)[12] Kitikmeot Region 1,349 1,324 +1.9 68°37′33″N 095°52′30″W / 68.62583°N 95.87500°W / 68.62583; -95.87500 (Gjoa Haven)
Grise Fiord Aujuittuq[13] ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ place that never thaws[13] Qikiqtaaluk Region 144 129 +11.6 76°25′03″N 082°53′38″W / 76.41750°N 82.89389°W / 76.41750; -82.89389 (Grise Fiord)
Igloolik Iglulik ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ place of iglus[14]a Qikiqtaaluk Region 2,049 1,744 +17.5 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[15] Qikiqtaaluk Region 7,429 7,740 -4.0 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[16] Qikiqtaaluk Region 426 386 −14.5 62°50′48″N 069°52′07″W / 62.84667°N 69.86861°W / 62.84667; -69.86861 (Kimmirut)
Kinngait ᑭᙵᐃᑦ high mountain[17] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,396 1,441 -3.1 64°13′54″N 076°32′25″W / 64.23167°N 76.54028°W / 64.23167; -76.54028 (Cape Dorset)
Kugaaruk Arviligjuaq[18] ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ or ᐊᕐᕕᓕᒡᔪᐊᖅ place of many bowhead whales (Arviligjuaq),
little stream (Kugaaruk)[18] 		Kitikmeot Region 1,033 933 +10.7 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[19] Kitikmeot Region 1,382 1,491 -7.3 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 0 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[20] Kivalliq Region 1,225 1,082 +13.2 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[21] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,504 1,481 +1.6 66°08′52″N 065°41′58″W / 66.14778°N 65.69944°W / 66.14778; -65.69944 (Pangnirtung)
Pond Inlet Mittimatalik[22] ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ place where Mittiima is buried[22] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,555 1,617 -3.8 72°41′57″N 077°57′33″W / 72.69917°N 77.95917°W / 72.69917; -77.95917 (Pond Inlet)
Qikiqtarjuaq   ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ big island[23] Qikiqtaaluk Region 593 598 -0.8 67°33′29″N 064°01′29″W / 67.55806°N 64.02472°W / 67.55806; -64.02472 (Qikiqtarjuaq)
Rankin Inlet Kangiqtiniq[24] ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ deep bay/inlet[24] Kivalliq Region 2,975 2,842 +4.7 62°48′35″N 092°05′58″W / 62.80972°N 92.09944°W / 62.80972; -92.09944 (Rankin Inlet)
Resolute Qausuittuq[25] ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ place with no dawn[25] Qikiqtaaluk Region 183 198 -7.6 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[26] Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,010 882 +14.5 56°32′34″N 079°13′30″W / 56.54278°N 79.22500°W / 56.54278; -79.22500 (Sanikiluaq)
Sanirajak ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ one that is along the coast[27] Qikiqtaaluk Region 891 848 +5.1 68°46′38″N 081°13′27″W / 68.77722°N 81.22417°W / 68.77722; -81.22417 (Hall Beach)
Taloyoak Talurjuaq ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ large stone caribou blind[28] Kitikmeot Region 934 1,029 -9.2 69°32′13″N 093°31′36″W / 69.53694°N 93.52667°W / 69.53694; -93.52667 (Taloyoak)
Umingmaktokc Umingmaktuuq ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃᑑᖅ they caught a muskox Kitikmeot Region 0 0 N/A 67°41′56″N 107°55′27″W / 67.69889°N 107.92417°W / 67.69889; -107.92417 (Umingmaktok)
Whale Cove Tikirarjuaq[29] ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ long point[29] Kivalliq Region 470 435 +8.0 62°10′22″N 092°34′46″W / 62.17278°N 92.57944°W / 62.17278; -92.57944 (Whale Cove)
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

  • GPX (all coordinates)
  • GPX (primary coordinates)
  • GPX (secondary coordinates)

    • Former communities[edit]

  • 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]

  • 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]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 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]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_communities_in_Nunavut&oldid=1169428743"
    Categories: 
    ●Populated places in Nunavut
     ●Lists of populated places in Nunavut
     Hidden categories: 
    ●Webarchive template wayback links
     ●Articles with short description
     ●Short description is different from Wikidata
     ●Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
     ●Lists of coordinates
     ●Geographic coordinate lists
     ●Articles with Geo
      


    ●This page was last edited on 9 August 2023, at 01:27 (UTC).
    ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.


    ●Privacy policy
    ●About Wikipedia
    ●Disclaimers
    ●Contact Wikipedia
    ●Code of Conduct
    ●Developers
    ●Statistics
    ●Cookie statement
    ●Mobile view


    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki