Inuvik Region

Inuvik Region
Inuvik Region
Administrative region
	Inuvik skyline
	Location within the Northwest Territories
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Federal riding	Northwest Territories
Territorial ridings	Inuvik Boot Lake; Inuvik Twin Lakes; Mackenzie Delta; Nunakput
Regional office	Inuvik
Area
• Total	387,400 km2 (149,600 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	6,372
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (DST)

Inuvik

Inuvik Region communities in the Northwest Territories

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.^[1] Most of the communities are in the Beaufort Sea area and are a mixture of Inuit (Inuvialuit) and First Nations (mostly Gwich'in).

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
Community			Demographics (2016)
Name^[3]		Type^[4]	Census^[5]	Aboriginal population profile^[6]
Official	Traditional	Type^[4]	Total	First Nations	Métis	Inuit	Other
Aklavik	Akłarvik	Hamlet	590	220	20	375	160
Fort McPherson	Teetł'it Zheh	Hamlet	700	625	25	75	95
Inuvik	Inuuvik	Town	3,243	880	80	1,460	1,375
Paulatuk	Paulatuuq	Hamlet	265	0	0	215	55
Sachs Harbour	Ikaahuk	Hamlet	103	10	0	90	35
Tsiigehtchic	Tsiigehtshik	Charter community	172	135	0	35	50
Tuktoyaktuk	Tuktuujaqrtuuq	Hamlet	898	70	0	795	175
Ulukhaktok	Ulukhaqtuuq	Hamlet	396	0	0	370	40

Historical population

Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)^[7]

^ a b Inuvik Region
^ Government of the Northwest Territories. "About Municipal and Community Affairs". Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
^ "Differences in Community Government Structures" (PDF). Maca.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data".
^ "Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT