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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

The following are communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut.

List of communities in Nunavut is located in Nunavut
Arctic Bay
Arviat
Baker Lake
Bathurst Inlet
Cambridge Bay
Chesterfield Inlet
Clyde River
Coral Harbour
Gjoa Haven
Grise Fiord
Igloolik
Iqaluit
Kimmirut
Kinngait
Kugaaruk
Kugluktuk
Naujaat
Pangnirtung
Pond Inlet
Qikiqtarjuaq
Rankin Inlet
Resolute
Sanikiluaq
Sanirajak
Taloyoak
Whale Cove
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)
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Former communities

Hudson's Bay Company trading posts

Notes

References

  1. ^ 2011 census
  2. ^ a b "Community Information - Government of Nunavut". www.gov.nu.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Arctic Bay at the Government of Nunavut
  6. ^ Arviat at the Government of Nunavut
  7. ^ "Baker Lake". Baker Lake. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b Cambridge Bay at the Government of Nunavut
  9. ^ a b Chesterfield Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  10. ^ a b Clyde River at the Government of Nunavut
  11. ^ a b Coral Harbour at the Government of Nunavut
  12. ^ a b Gjoa Have at the Government of Nunavut
  13. ^ a b Grise Fiord at the Government of Nunavut
  14. ^ Igloolik Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
  15. ^ "About Iqaluit: History & Milestones - City of Iqaluit". www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  16. ^ Kimmirut at Inns North
  17. ^ "History of Cape Dorset". capedorset.ca. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  18. ^ a b Kugaaruk at Nunavut Tourism
  19. ^ Kugluktuk at Nunavut Tourism
  20. ^ Naujaat at the Government of Nunavut
  21. ^ Pangnirtung at Inns North
  22. ^ a b Pond Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  23. ^ Qikiqtarjuaq at the Government of Nunavut
  24. ^ a b Rankin Inlet at the Government of Nunavut
  25. ^ a b Resolute at Nunavut Tourism
  26. ^ Sanikiluaq at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association
  27. ^ "Hall Beach" (PDF). gov.nu.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  28. ^ Taloyoak at the Government of Nunavut
  29. ^ a b Whale Cove at the Government of Nunavut
  30. ^ Igloolik at CBC News
  31. ^ "Nunavut Communities | Nunavut Planning Commission". www.nunavut.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-22.

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