Qikiqtaaluk Region

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Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut

Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut

Qikiqtaaluk Region or Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ) is an administrative region of Nunavut. It consists of Baffin Island, the Belcher Islands, Akimiski Island, Mansel Island, Prince Charles Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island, Cornwallis Island, Bathurst Island, Amund Ringnes Island, Ellef Ringnes Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Ellesmere Island, the Melville Peninsula, the eastern part of Melville Island, and the northern parts of Prince of Wales Island, and Somerset Island, plus smaller islands in between. The regional seat is Iqaluit (population 6,184).

Before 1999, Qikiqtaaluk Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Baffin Region, Northwest Territories.

Contents

1 Communities
2 Attractions
3 Protected Areas
4 Demographics
5 Surrounding counties
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Cities
- Iqaluit
Hamlets
- Arctic Bay
- Cape Dorset
- Clyde River
- Grise Fiord
- Hall Beach
- Igloolik
- Kimmirut
- Pangnirtung
- Pond Inlet
- Qikiqtarjuaq
- Resolute
- Sanikiluaq
Settlements
- Nanisivik
Unorganized Areas
- Baffin, Unorganized

Astro Hill Complex (Iqaluit)
Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum (Iqaluit)
Nunavut Legislature Building (Iqaluit)
Unikkaarvik Visitors Centre (Iqaluit)

Auyuittuq National Park
Katannilil
Kekerten
Mallikjuak
Pitsutinu-Tungavik
Qilalukat
Quammaarviit
Rotary Club Day Park
Sirmilik National Park
Sylvia Grinnel

Canada 2006 Census^[1]

Population: 15,765
Population change (2001-2006): +9.7%
Private dwellings: 5,103
Area (km²): 1,040,417.90 km²
Density (per km².): 0.015 km²
National rank in terms of population: 248^{th out of 288}
Territorial rank in terms of population: 1st out of 3

Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador (Labrador)
Division No. 23, Manitoba
Inuvik Region
Kivalliq Region
Kitikmeot Region

Baffin Region, Nunavut

^ 2006 Canada Census

Qikiqtaaluk Region information at Explore Nunavut

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Nunavut-related topics

Core topics		History · Geography · Regions · Communities · Government Demographics · Transportation · Highways · Airports · Commissioners · Premiers · Legislative Assembly · Elections · Electoral districts
Regions	Kitikmeot Region	Bathurst Inlet · Cambridge Bay · Gjoa Haven · Kugaaruk · Kugluktuk · Taloyoak · Umingmaktok
	Kivalliq Region	Arviat · Baker Lake · Chesterfield Inlet · Coral Harbour · Rankin Inlet · Repulse Bay · Whale Cove
	Qikiqtaaluk Region	Arctic Bay · Cape Dorset · Clyde River · Grise Fiord · Hall Beach · Igloolik · Iqaluit · Kimmirut · (Nanisivik) · Pangnirtung · Pond Inlet · Qikiqtarjuaq · Resolute · Sanikiluaq
Parks	National \| Territorial	Auyuittuq · Quttinirpaaq · Sirmilik · Ukkusiksalik \| Ijiraliq · Inuujarvik · Bloody Falls · North West Passage · Ovayok

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v • d • e Largest and smallest census divisions of Canada
Province / Territory		Area (km²)						Population (2001)
Province / Territory		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.

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