Kivalliq Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is an administrative region of Nunavut. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west of Hudson Bay together with Southampton Island and Coats Island. The regional seat is Rankin Inlet (pop. 2,358).

Before 1999, Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories. Although the Kivalliq name became official in 1999, Statistics Canada has continued to refer to the area as Keewatin Region, Nunavut in publications such as the Census^[1]. Most references to the area as "Keewatin" have generally been phased out by Nunavut-based bodies, as that name was originally rooted in a region of northwestern Ontario, and only saw application onto Inuit-inhabited lands on account of the boundaries of the now-defunct District of Keewatin.

Communities

• Hamlets
  • Arviat
  • Baker Lake
  • Chesterfield Inlet
  • Coral Harbour
  • Rankin Inlet
  • Repulse Bay
  • Whale Cove

Protected Areas

• Arvia'juaq National Historic Site
• East Bay Bird Sanctuary
• Fall Caribou Crossing National Historic Site
• Harry Gibbons Bird Sanctuary
• Ijiraliq Territorial Park
• Inuujarvik Territorial Park
• McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary
• Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary

Demographics

Canada 2006 Census^[2]

• Population: 8,348
• Population change (2001-2006): +10.5%
• Private dwellings: 2,398
• Area: 445,109.37
• Density: 0.019 / km²
• National rank in terms of population: 280^th out of 288
• Territorial rank in terms of population: 2^nd out of 3

References

Further reading

External links

• Kivalliq Region information at Explore Nunavut

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