Inuvik Region Explained

Official Name:Inuvik Region
Settlement Type:Administrative region
Image Map1:NWT Locator Inuvik.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location within the Northwest Territories
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1:Northwest Territories
Subdivision Type2:Federal riding
Subdivision Name2:Northwest Territories
Subdivision Type3:Territorial ridings
Subdivision Name3:Inuvik Boot Lake
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Mackenzie Delta
Nunakput
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Regional superintendent
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Title2:Councillors
Seat Type:Regional office
Seat:Inuvik
Leader Title4:Organized hamlets
Established Title:Established
Area Total Km2:387400
Population Total:6205
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Rank:3rd NWT
Population Blank1 Title:% change (from 2016)
Population Blank1:-1.9
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset1:−07:00
Timezone1 Dst:DST
Utc Offset1 Dst:−06:00

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.[2] 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
CommunityDemographics (2021)
Name[3] Governance Census[4] Indigenous population profile[5]
Officialclass=unsortableTraditionalType[6] Municipality[7] TotalChange
(from 2016)
First NationsMétisInuit
(Inuvialuit)
Other
AklavikAkłarvikHamletYes-9.2%
Fort McPhersonTeetł'it ZhehHamletYes-7.6%
InuvikInuuvikTownYes-3.3%
PaulatukPaulatuuqHamletYes12.5%
Sachs HarbourIkaahukHamletYes1.0%
TsiigehtchicTsiigehtshikCharter communityYes-19.8%
TuktoyaktukTuktuujaqrtuuqHamletYes4.3%
UlukhaktokUlukhaqtuuqHamletYes3.0%

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Municipal and Community Affairs. Government of the Northwest Territories. en. 17 June 2019.
  2. https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/inuvik-region Inuvik Region
  3. Web site: Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide . . Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories . Yellowknife . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110003/http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/ . 13 January 2016 . live . 13 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data . . 8 December 2024 . 8 December 2024.
  5. Web site: Indigenous Population Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 16 June 2023 . 8 December 2024 . Statistics Canada.
  6. Web site: Differences in Community Government Structures. Maca.gov.nt.ca. 18 December 2014.
  7. Web site: List of municipalities - Northwest Territories . 16 June 2015 . 10 December 2024 . Canada Revenue Agency.