Kivalliq Region
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Kivalliq_Region"
.

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.

content

Contents

Communities

Protected Areas

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: 280th out of 288
  • Territorial rank in terms of population: 2nd out of 3

References

Further reading

External links


Coordinates needed: you can help!

© jGames.co.uk 2007 (some content from Wikipedia under GDL ) !-- ValueClick Media 468x60 and 728x90 Banner CODE for jgames.co.uk -->
Your Ad Here