Inuvik region

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Parishes of the Inuvik Region in the Northwest Territories

Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories . The regional office is based in Inuvik , one of the eight municipalities in the region. These are mostly in the area of ​​the Beaufort Sea coast. The population is composed mainly of Inuvialuit ( Inuit ) and Gwich'in ( First Nation ).

Between 1999 and 2011 there was also a Census Division named “Inuvik Region” by Statistics Canada . These census regions are used for statistical purposes only. The spatial extent of this region, one of then two census regions in the territory, was larger than the administrative region of the same name. The territory is now divided into six census regions.

Communities

In the administrative region there are the following municipalities:

city status Residents
02011 02016
Aklavik Hamlet ( hamlet ) 633 590
Fort McPherson Hamlet 792 700
Inuvik Town ( small town ) 3,643 3,243
Paulatuk Hamlet 313 265
Sachs Harbor Hamlet 112 103
Tsiigehtchic Charter community a 143 172
Tuktoyaktuk Hamlet 854 898
Ulukhaktok Hamlet 402 396
a A charter community is a special type of community in the territory. In addition to Tsiigehtchic, Deline and Fort Good Hope also have the status of a charter community .

See also

Web links

  • Inuvik Region on the website of Municipal and Community Affairs (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Census Profile, 2011 Census. Subprovincial geography levels: Northwest Territories. In: Statistics Canada . November 27, 2015, accessed on July 27, 2020 .
  2. ^ Census Profile, 2016 Census. Subprovincial geography levels: Northwest Territories. In: Statistics Canada . June 17, 2019, accessed on July 27, 2020 .
  3. ^ Differences in Community Government Structures. (PDF) In: Northwest Territories Association of Communities. Retrieved July 27, 2020 (English).