Nunavut GenWeb: Communities
General Information
Nunavut is divided into three administrative regions:
The Qikiqtaaluk region includes all communities on Baffin Island,
plus Grise Fiord (Ellesmere Island), Resolute (Cornwallis Island), Hall Beach and Igloolik
(Melville Peninsula), and Sanikiluaq (Hudson Bay).
The Kivalliq region includes all communities along the west coast of Hudson Bay, as well
as Baker Lake, and Coral Harbour (Southampton Island).
The Kitikmeot region includes central Arctic communities on the coast of the Arctic Ocean
and includes Kugaaruk (Simpson Peninsula), Gjoa Haven (King William Island), Cambridge
Bay (Victoria Island), Bay Chimo and Bathurst Inlet.
The capital of Nunavut is Iqaluit, located in the Qikiqtaaluk region. While the
legislative assembly is located in the capital, offices for the various government
departments have been decentralized and are located in several
communities throughout Nunavut.
The following tables provides a list of all Nunavut communities, and links to the Nunavut
Handbook where descriptions and histories of the modern communities can be found.
Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin)
Iqaluit | Kimmirut | Cape Dorset |
Hall Beach | Igloolik | Arctic Bay |
Nanisivik | Resolute | Grise Fiord |
Pond Inlet | Clyde River | Qikiqtarjuaq |
Pangnirtung | Sanikiluaq |
Kivalliq (Keewatin)
Rankin Inlet | Arviat | Whale Cove |
Chesterfield Inlet | Baker Lake | Coral Harbour |
Repulse Bay |
Kitikmeot
Cambridge Bay | Gjoa Haven | Taloyoak |
Kugaaruk | Bathurst Inlet | Bay Chimo |
Kugluktuk |
The following table shows the English and Inuktitut names, postal codes and telephone
exchanges for all the Nunavut communities. The telephone area code for all of
Nunavut is 867.
Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin)
Official Name | Inuktitut Name | Postal Code | Telephone Exchange |
Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) | Iqaluit | X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0 | 979, 975 |
Kimmirut (formerly Lake Harbour) | Kimmirut | X0A 0N0 | 939 |
Cape Dorset | Kingnait | X0A 0C0 | 897 |
Hall Beach | Sanirajak | X0A 0K0 | 928 |
Igloolik | Iglulik | X0A 0L0 | 934 |
Arctic Bay | Ikpiarjuk | X0A 0A0 | 439 |
Nanisivik | Nanisivik | X0A 0X0 | 436 |
Resolute Bay | Qausuittuq | X0A 0V0 | 252 |
Grise Fiord | Ausuittuq | X0A 0J0 | 980 |
Pond Inlet | Mittimatalik | X0A 0S0 | 899 |
Clyde River | Kangiqtugaapik | X0A 0E0 | 924 |
Qikiqtarjuaq (formerly Broughton Island) | Qikiqtarjuaq | X0A 0B0 | 927 |
Pangnirtung | Pannirtuq | X0A 0R0 | 473 |
Sanikiluaq (formerly Belcher Islands) | Sanikiluaq | X0A 0W0 | 266 |
Kivalliq (Keewatin)
Official Name | Inuktitut Name | Postal Code | Telephone Exchange |
Rankin Inlet | Kangiqliniq | X0C 0G0 | 645 |
Arviat (formerly Eskimo Point) | Arviat | X0C 0E0 | 857 |
Whale Cove | Tikirarjuaq | X0C 0J0 | 896 |
Chesterfield Inlet | Igluligaardjuq | X0C 0B0 | 898 |
Baker Lake | Qamanittuaq | X0C 0A0 | 793 |
Coral Harbour | Sallit | X0C 0C0 | 925 |
Repulse Bay | Naujaat | X0C 0H0 | 462 |
Kitikmeot
Official Name | Inuktitut Name | Postal Code | Telephone Exchange |
Cambridge Bay | Ikaluktutiak | X0E 0C0 | 983 |
Gjoa Haven | Uqsuqtuq | X0E 0J0 | 360 |
Taloyoak (formerly Spence Bay) | Talurjuaq | X0E 1B0 | 561 |
Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay) | Kugaaruk | X0E 1K0 | 769 |
Bathurst Inlet | Kingaok | ||
Bay Chimo | Umingmaktok | ||
Kugluktuk (formerly Coppermine) | Qurluqtuq | X0E 0E0 | 982 |