Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
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Kitikmeot Region (Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ) is a region of Nunavut. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island. The regional seat is Cambridge Bay (pop. 1,351).
Before 1999, Kitikmeot Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories.
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[edit] Communities
- Hamlets
- Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq)
- Gjoa Haven
- Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay)
- Kugluktuk (Coppermine)
- Taloyoak
- Other
- Bathurst Inlet
- Umingmaktuuq (Bay Chimo)
[edit] Protected Areas
- Ovayok Territorial Park
- North West Passage Territorial Park
- Kuklok Territorial Park
- Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary
[edit] Demographics
- Population: 4,816
- Population change (1996-2001): +3.7%
- Dwellings: 1,300
- Area: 457,209.2 km²
- Density: 0.011 / km²
- National rank in terms of population: 286th out of 288
- Territorial rank in terms of population: 3rd out of 3
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History | Geography | Regions | Communities | Government |
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Kitikmeot Region: Bathurst Inlet | Cambridge Bay | Gjoa Haven | Kugaaruk | Kugluktuk | Taloyoak | Umingmaktuuq National Parks: Auyuittuq | Quttinirpaaq | Sirmilik | Ukkusiksalik Territorial Parks: Ijiraliq | Inuujarvik | Kuklok | North West Passage | Ovayok |
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| Province / Territory | Largest | Smallest | ||
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| Alberta | Div. No. 6 (Calgary) | 1,021,060 | Division No. 4 | 11,300 |
| British Columbia | Greater Vancouver | 1,986,965 | Stikine Region | 1,316 |
| Manitoba | Division No. 11 | 621,451 | Division No. 23 | 8,989 |
| New Brunswick | Westmorland County | 124,688 | Queens County | 11,862 |
| N'land and Labrador | Division No. 1 | 242,875 | Division No. 3 | 19,370 |
| Northwest Territories | Fort Smith Region | 28,824 | Inuvik Region | 8,536 |
| Nova Scotia | Halifax County | 359,183 | Victoria County | 7,962 |
| Nunavut | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 14,372 | Kitikmeot Region | 4,816 |
| Ontario | Toronto Division | 2,481,494 | Manitoulin District | 12,679 |
| Prince Edward Island | Queens County | 71,619 | Kings County | 19,180 |
| Quebec | Montreal | 1,812,723 | L'Île-d'Orléans | 6,779 |
| Saskatchewan | Division No. 11 | 237,629 | Division No. 4 | 11,714 |
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Most and least populous divisions appear in italics. |
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