Kitikmeot Region

Kitikmeot Region ( Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ) is an administrative region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Iceland and the opposite mainland. It includes the Boothia Peninsula, King William Iceland that. Berens Islands and the southern part of Prince of Wales Iceland Administrative center is the 1477 population of Cambridge Bay.

Prior to 1999, there was the Kitikmeot region with slightly different boundaries as part of the Northwest Territories.

Communities

• Cambridge Bay ( Iqaluktuuttiaq )
• Gjoa Haven
• Kugaaruk ( Pelly Bay)
• Kugluktuk ( Coppermine )
• Taloyoak ( Spence Bay)
• Bathurst Inlet
• Umingmaktuk ( Bay Chimo )
• Kitikmeot, Unorganized

Reserves

• Ovayok Territorial Park
• Northwest Passage Territorial Park
• Kugluk / Bloody Falls Territorial Park
• Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary

Demography

Canada 2006 Census

• Population: 5361
• Population growth (2001-2006): 11.3%
• Area: 446,727.70 km ²
• Population density: 0,012 inhabitants / km ²