List of communities in Nunavut

Template:Short description Template:Canada provinces map 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.<ref>2011 census</ref>

Communities

The following are communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut.

Community<ref name=NUC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun<ref>Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are Inuinnaqtun speaking communities</ref>	Inuktitut syllabics	Translation<ref name=NUC/>	Region	2021 Census of Population<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Location
	2021					2016	% change
Arctic Bay	Ikpiarjuk<ref name="gnab">Arctic Bay at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ	the pocket<ref name="gnab"/>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	994	868	+14.5	Template:Coord
Arviat		ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ	bowhead whale<ref>Arviat at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	Kivalliq Region	2,864	2,657	+7.8	Template:Coord
Baker Lake	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ	big lake joined by a river at both ends	Kivalliq Region	2,061	2,069	-0.4	Template:Coord
Bathurst Inlet{{#if:c|c|[1]}}	Qingaut	ᕿᙵᐅᓐ	the nose	Kitikmeot Region	Template:Sort	0	N/A	Template:Coord
Cambridge Bay	Iqaluktuuttiaq<ref name="gncb">Cambridge Bay at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ	a good place with many fish<ref name="gncb"/>	Kitikmeot Region	1,760	1,766	-0.3	Template:Coord
Chesterfield Inlet	Igluligaarjuk<ref name="gnci">Chesterfield Inlet at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ	place with a few igloos (houses)<ref name="gnci"/>	Kivalliq Region	397	437	-9.2	Template:Coord
Clyde River	Kangiqtugaapik<ref name="gncr">Clyde River at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ	nice little inlet<ref name="gncr"/>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	1,181	1,053	+12.2	Template:Coord
Coral Harbour	Salliq<ref name="gnch">Coral Harbour at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᓴᓪᓖᑦ	a large, flat island in front of the mainland<ref name="gnch"/>	Kivalliq Region	1,035	891	+16.2	Template:Coord
Gjoa Haven	Uqsuqtuuq<ref name="gngh">Gjoa Have at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ	place of plenty of fat (blubber)<ref name="gngh"/>	Kitikmeot Region	1,349	1,324	+1.9	Template:Coord
Grise Fiord	Aujuittuq<ref name="gngf">Grise Fiord at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ	place that never thaws<ref name="gngf"/>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	144	129	+11.6	Template:Coord
Igloolik	Iglulik	ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ	place of iglus<ref>Igloolik Template:Webarchive at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association</ref>{{#if:a|a|[2]}}	Qikiqtaaluk Region	2,049	1,744	+17.5	Template:Coord
Iqaluit (capital)		ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	7,429	7,740	-4.0	Template:Coord
Kimmirut		ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ	looks like a heel<ref>Kimmirut at Inns North</ref>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	426	386	−14.5	Template:Coord
Kinngait		ᑭᙵᐃᑦ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	1,396	1,441	-3.1	Template:Coord
Kugaaruk	Arviligjuaq<ref name="ntku">Kugaaruk at Nunavut Tourism</ref>	ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ or ᐊᕐᕕᓕᒡᔪᐊᖅ	place of many bowhead whales (Arviligjuaq), little stream (Kugaaruk)<ref name="ntku"/>	Kitikmeot Region	1,033	933	+10.7	Template:Coord
Kugluktuk	Qurluqtuq	ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ	Place of moving water<ref>Kugluktuk at Nunavut Tourism</ref>	Kitikmeot Region	1,382	1,491	-7.3	Template:Coord
Nanisivik{{#if:c|c|[3]}}		ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ	the place where people find things	Qikiqtaaluk Region	Template:Sort	0	N/A	Template:Coord
Naujaat		ᓇᐅᔮᑦ	nesting place for seagulls<ref name="gnna">Naujaat at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	Kivalliq Region	1,225	1,082	+13.2	Template:Coord
Pangnirtung	Pangniqtuuq	ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ	place of the bull caribou<ref>Pangnirtung at Inns North</ref>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	1,504	1,481	+1.6	Template:Coord
Pond Inlet	Mittimatalik<ref name="gnpi">Pond Inlet at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ	place where Mittiima is buried<ref name="gnpi"/>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	1,555	1,617	-3.8	Template:Coord
Qikiqtarjuaq		ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ	big island<ref>Qikiqtarjuaq at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	593	598	-0.8	Template:Coord
Rankin Inlet	Kangiqtiniq<ref name="gnri">Rankin Inlet at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ	deep bay/inlet<ref name="gnri"/>	Kivalliq Region	2,975	2,842	+4.7	Template:Coord
Resolute	Qausuittuq<ref name=ntrb>Resolute at Nunavut Tourism</ref>	ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ	place with no dawn<ref name=ntrb/>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	183	198	-7.6	Template:Coord
Sanikiluaq		ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ	named for a man known as a fast runner<ref>Sanikiluaq at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association</ref>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	1,010	882	+14.5	Template:Coord
Sanirajak		ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Qikiqtaaluk Region	891	848	+5.1	Template:Coord
Taloyoak	Talurjuaq	ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ	large stone caribou blind<ref>Taloyoak at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	Kitikmeot Region	934	1,029	-9.2	Template:Coord
Umingmaktok{{#if:c|c|[4]}}	Umingmaktuuq	ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃᑑᖅ	they caught a muskox	Kitikmeot Region	0	0	N/A	Template:Coord
Whale Cove	Tikirarjuaq<ref name="gnwc">Whale Cove at the Government of Nunavut</ref>	ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ	long point<ref name="gnwc"/>	Kivalliq Region	470	435	+8.0	Template:Coord

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

• ^a{{#if:| }} iglu meaning house and refers to the sod houses that were originally in the area.<ref>Igloolik at CBC News</ref>
• ^b{{#if:| }} Part of the Hope Bay greenstone belt and are operated by Newmont Mining Corporation
• ^c{{#if:| }} 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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