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.2011 census
Communities The following are communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut.
Community Inuktitut/InuinnaqtunBathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities Inuktitut syllabics Translation Region 2021 Canadian census Location 20212016% change Arctic Bay IkpiarjukArctic Bay at the Government of Nunavut ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ the pocket Qikiqtaaluk Region 994 868 +14.5 Arviat ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ bowhead whaleArviat at the Government of Nunavut Kivalliq Region 2,864 2,657 +7.8 Baker Lake Qamani’tuaq ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ big lake joined by a river at both ends Kivalliq Region 2,061 2,069 -0.4 Bathurst Inlet Qingaut ᕿᙵᐅᓐ the nose Kitikmeot Region 0 N/A Cambridge Bay IqaluktuuttiaqCambridge Bay at the Government of Nunavut ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ a good place with many fish Kitikmeot Region 1,760 1,766 -0.3 Chesterfield Inlet IgluligaarjukChesterfield Inlet at the Government of Nunavut ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ place with a few igloos (houses) Kivalliq Region 397 437 -9.2 Clyde River KangiqtugaapikClyde River at the Government of Nunavut ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ nice little inlet Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,1811,053 +12.2 Coral Harbour SalliqCoral Harbour at the Government of Nunavut ᓴᓪᓖᑦ a large, flat island in front of the mainland Kivalliq Region 1,035 891 +16.2 Gjoa Haven UqsuqtuuqGjoa Have at the Government of Nunavut ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ place of plenty of fat (blubber) Kitikmeot Region 1,349 1,324 +1.9 Grise Fiord AujuittuqGrise Fiord at the Government of Nunavut ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ place that never thaws Qikiqtaaluk Region 144 129 +11.6 Igloolik Iglulik ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ place of iglusIgloolik at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association Qikiqtaaluk Region 2,049 1,744 +17.5 Iqaluit(capital) ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ place of many fish Qikiqtaaluk Region 7,429 7,740 -4.0 Kimmirut ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ looks like a heelKimmirut at Inns North Qikiqtaaluk Region 426 386 +9.5 Kinngait ᑭᙵᐃᑦ high mountain Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,396 1,441 -3.1 Kugaaruk ArviligjuaqKugaaruk at Nunavut Tourism ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ or ᐊᕐᕕᓕᒡᔪᐊᖅ place of many bowhead whales (Arviligjuaq),little stream (Kugaaruk) Kitikmeot Region 1,033 933 +10.7 Kugluktuk Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ Place of moving waterKugluktuk at Nunavut Tourism Kitikmeot Region 1,382 1,491 -7.3 Nanisivik ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ the place where people find things Qikiqtaaluk Region 0 N/A Naujaat ᓇᐅᔮᑦ nesting place for seagullsNaujaat at the Government of Nunavut Kivalliq Region 1,225 1,082 +13.2 Pangnirtung Pangniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ place of the bull caribouPangnirtung at Inns North Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,504 1,481 +1.6 Pond Inlet MittimatalikPond Inlet at the Government of Nunavut ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ place where Mittiima is buried Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,555 1,617 -3.8 Qikiqtarjuaq ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ big islandQikiqtarjuaq at the Government of Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region 593 598 -0.8 Rankin Inlet KangiqtiniqRankin Inlet at the Government of Nunavut ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ deep bay/inlet Kivalliq Region 2,975 2,842 +4.7 Resolute QausuittuqResolute at Nunavut Tourism ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ place with no dawn Qikiqtaaluk Region 183 198 -7.6 Sanikiluaq ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ named for a man known as a fast runnerSanikiluaq at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association Qikiqtaaluk Region 1,010 882 +14.5 Sanirajak ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ one that is along the coast Qikiqtaaluk Region 891 848 +5.1 Taloyoak Talurjuaq ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ large stone caribou blindTaloyoak at the Government of Nunavut Kitikmeot Region 934 1,029 -9.2 Umingmaktok Umingmaktuuq ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃᑑᖅ they caught a muskox Kitikmeot Region 0 0 N/A Whale Cove TikirarjuaqWhale Cove at the Government of Nunavut ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ long point Kivalliq Region 470 435 +8.0
Former communities
Amadjuak, on Baffin Island 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
Notes
iglu meaning house and refers to the sod houses that were originally in the area.Igloolik at CBC News Part of the Hope Bay greenstone belt and are operated by Newmont Mining Corporation Neither Bathurst Inlet, Nanisivik or Umingmaktok are listed as an official community by the Government of Nunavut, but are listed as settlements by Statistics Canada.
References
External links Communities of Nunavut Poster (Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office) (free for download with a map) Nunavut communities at Nunavut Tourism Interactive map at Nunavut Tourism