Kivalliq Region

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Kivalliq Region (Inuktitut: 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.

Contents 1 Communities 2 Protected Areas 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Communities

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

[edit] 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 Bird Sanctuary
• Thelon Game Sanctuary

[edit] Demographics

Canada 2006 Census^[1]

• 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^rd out of 288
• Territorial rank in terms of population: 2^nd out of 3

[edit] See also

• Keewatin Region, Nunavut

[edit] References

1. ^ 2006 Canada Census

[edit] External links

• Kivalliq Region information at Explore Nunavut

v • d • e Largest and smallest census divisions of Canada
Province / Territory		Area (km²)						Population (2001)
		Largest			Smallest			Largest			Smallest
Alberta		Division No. 17	192,055.15		Division No. 8	9,908.36		Div. No. 6 (Calgary)	1,021,060		Division No. 4	11,300
British Columbia		Stikine Region	132,496.21		Nanaimo	2,034.94		Gtr. Vancouver	1,986,965		Stikine Region	1,316
Manitoba		Division No. 23	242,016.21		Division No. 11	572.12		Division No. 11	621,451		Division No. 23	8,989
New Brunswick		North'land Cnty.	12,112.44		St. John Cnty.	1,462.43		Westmorland Cnty.	124,688		Queens County	11,862
Newf'land & Labrador		Division No. 10	269,073.30		Division No. 2	6,099.04		Division No. 1	242,875		Division No. 3	19,370
Northwest Territories		Fort Smith Rgn.	618,360.38		Inuvik Region	522,747.99		Fort Smith Rgn.	28,824		Inuvik Region	8,536
Nova Scotia		Halifax Reg. Mun.	5,495.54		Richmond Cnty.	1,244.28		Halifax Reg. Mun.	359,183		Victoria County	7,962
Nunavut		Baffin Region	1,023,570.49		Keewatin Rgn.	444,680.40		Baffin Region	14,372		Kitikmeot Rgn.	4,816
Ontario		Kenora District	407,167.33		Toronto Div.	629.91		Toronto Div.	2,481,494		Manitoulin Dist.	12,679
Prince Edward Island		Queens County	2,020.17		Kings County	1,684.35		Queens County	71,619		Kings County	19,180
Quebec		Nord-du-Québec	747,719.86		Laval	247.07		Montreal	1,812,723		L'Île-d'Orléans	6,779
Saskatchewan		Division No. 18	268,498.80		Division No. 10	12,223.73		Division No. 11	237,629		Division No. 4	11,714
Largest and smallest areas and populations in italics. Yukon (area 474,706.97 km²; 2001 population 28,674) is treated as a single census division.