The Inuvik Region or Beaufort Delta Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik.Inuvik Region Most of the communities are in the Beaufort Sea area and are a mixture of Inuit (mostly Inuvialuit) and First Nations (mostly Gwichʼin).
Formerly, there was also a Statistics Canada designated census division named Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, which was abolished in the 2011 Canadian 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:
+ Communities of the Inuvik Region Community Demographics (2021) Name Governance Census Indigenous population profile Official Traditional Type Municipality Total Change(from 2016) First Nations Métis Inuit(Inuvialuit) Other Aklavik Akłarvik Hamlet Yes -9.2% Fort McPherson Teetł'it Zheh Hamlet Yes -7.6% Inuvik Inuuvik Town Yes -3.3% Paulatuk Paulatuuq Hamlet Yes 12.5% Sachs Harbour Ikaahuk Hamlet Yes 1.0% Tsiigehtchic Tsiigehtshik Charter community Yes -19.8% Tuktoyaktuk Tuktuujaqrtuuq Hamlet Yes 4.3% Ulukhaktok Ulukhaqtuuq Hamlet Yes 3.0%
Communities in the Inuvik Region
Climate
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References
External links
Inuvik Region at Municipal and Community Affairs