Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories

For other uses, see Inuvik (disambiguation).

The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik. Most of the communities are in the Beaufort Sea area and are a mixture of Inuit (Inuvialuit) and First Nations (mostly Gwich'in).

The Inuvik Region is also the name of a larger Statistics Canada designated census division, one of two in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The statistical area lies in the northern and western part of the Northwest Territories, with its main economic centre in the town of Inuvik. The 2006 census reported a population of 9,192 and a land area of 522,215.2 km² (201,628.4 sq mi).

Administrative Region communities

The Inuvik Region administrative entity includes the following communities:

Community name	Translation	Governance	Population 2006	% change from 2001	Location
Aklavik	barren-ground grizzly place	Hamlet	594	-6.0%	68°13′08″N 135°00′31″W
Fort McPherson	Teet'lit Zhen; at the head of the waters place	Hamlet	761	0.4%	67°26′07″N 134°52′55″W
Inuvik	place of man	Town	3,484	10.5%	68°21′42″N 133°43′50″W
Paulatuk	Paulatuuq; place of coal	Hamlet	294	2.8%	69°21′05″N 124°04′10″W
Sachs Harbour	Ikahuak; place to which you cross	Hamlet	122	7.0%	71°59′08″N 125°14′53″W
Tsiigehtchic	mouth of the iron river	Charter Community	175	-10.3%	67°26′26″N 133°44′43″W
Tuktoyaktuk	looks like a caribou	Hamlet	870	-6.5%	69°26′34″N 133°01′52″W
Ulukhaktok	where there is material for ulus	Hamlet	398	0.0%	70°44′11″N 117°46′05″W

Census Division communities

• Towns
  • Inuvik
  • Norman Wells
• Hamlets
  • Aklavik
  • Fort McPherson
  • Holman (Ulukhaktok)
  • Sachs Harbour
  • Tuktoyaktuk
  • Tulita
• Settlements
  • Colville Lake
  • Fort Good Hope
  • Paulatuk
• Chartered communities
  • Deline
  • Tsiigehtchic