Paulatuk, Northwest Territories
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Paulatuk is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located adjacent to Darnley Bay, in the Amundsen Gulf. The two principal languages spoken are Inuvialuktun and English. The town was named for the coal that was found in the area in the 1920s, and the traditional spelling is Paulatuuq, "place of coal".
Its population is 289 according to the 2001 Census.
Hunting, fishing and trapping are major economic activities, but in recent years art printmaking has played an increasing role in the local economy.
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[edit] External links
- Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Paulatuk profile
- Prince of Wales Northen Heritage Centre - official names
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