Inuvik Region
Inuvik Region communities in the Northwest Territories
The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. 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).
Formerly, there was also a Statistics Canada designated census division named Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, which was abolished in the Canada 2011 Census. The territorial extent of this census division was somewhat larger than the administrative region of the same name.
Administrative Region communities
The Inuvik Region administrative entity includes the following communities:
| Community name[1] | Translation[1] | Governance[2][3] | Population 2016[4] |
% change from 2011 |
Location |
| Aklavik[5] | barren-ground grizzly place | Hamlet | 677 | 3.10% | 68°13′08″N 135°00′31″W / 68.21889°N 135.00861°W |
| Fort McPherson[6] | Teet'lit Zhen; at the head of the waters place | Hamlet | 791 | -2.78% | 67°26′07″N 134°52′55″W / 67.43528°N 134.88194°W |
| Inuvik[7] | place of man | Town | 3,170 | -13.8% | 68°21′42″N 133°43′50″W / 68.36167°N 133.73056°W |
| Paulatuk[8] | Paulatuuq; place of coal | Hamlet | 327 | 1.53% | 69°21′05″N 124°04′10″W / 69.35139°N 124.06944°W |
| Sachs Harbour[9] | Ikahuak; place to which you cross | Hamlet | 117 | 1.71% | 71°59′08″N 125°14′53″W / 71.98556°N 125.24806°W |
| Tsiigehtchic[10] | mouth of the iron river | Charter Community | 178 | 14.61% | 67°26′26″N 133°44′43″W / 67.44056°N 133.74528°W |
| Tuktoyaktuk[11] | looks like a caribou | Hamlet | 996 | 11.95% | 69°26′34″N 133°01′52″W / 69.44278°N 133.03111°W |
| Ulukhaktok[12] | where there is material for ulus | Hamlet | 428 | 4.91% | 70°44′11″N 117°46′05″W / 70.73639°N 117.76806°W |
References
- ^ a b "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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "NWT Communities - List". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ Differences in Community Government Structures
- ^ Gov. of Northwest Territories - Bureau of Statistics - Population Estimates by community
- ^ "NWT Communities - Aklavik". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Fort McPherson". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Inuvik". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Paulatuk". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Sachs Harbour". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Tsiigehtchic". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Tuktoyaktuk". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Ulukhaktok". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
