# List of communities in Nunavut

This is a list of communities in Nunavut, Canada. Many of these communities have alternate names or spellings in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun, while others are primarily known by their Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun names. As of the 2016 census the population of Nunavut was 35,944, an increase of 12.66% from the 2011 census.

## Communities

The following are communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut.
| Community | Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun | Inuktitut syllabics | Translation | Region | 2021 Census of Population | 2021 Census of Population | 2021 Census of Population | Location |
| Community | Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun | Inuktitut syllabics | Translation | Region | 2021 | 2016 | % change | Location |
| Arctic Bay | Ikpiarjuk | ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ | the pocket | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 994 | 868 | +14.5 | 73°02′11″N 085°09′09″W﻿ / ﻿73.03639°N 85.15250°W﻿ / 73.03639; -85.15250﻿ (Arctic Bay) |
| Arviat | | ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ | bowhead whale | Kivalliq Region | 2,864 | 2,657 | +7.8 | 61°06′29″N 094°03′25″W﻿ / ﻿61.10806°N 94.05694°W﻿ / 61.10806; -94.05694﻿ (Arviat) |
| Baker Lake | Qamani’tuaq | ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ | big lake joined by a river at both ends | Kivalliq Region | 2,061 | 2,069 | -0.4 | 64°19′05″N 096°01′03″W﻿ / ﻿64.31806°N 96.01750°W﻿ / 64.31806; -96.01750﻿ (Baker Lake) |
| Bathurst Inlet | Qingaut | ᕿᙵᐅᓐ | the nose | Kitikmeot Region | 0 | 0 | N/A | 66°50′00″N 108°02′00″W﻿ / ﻿66.83333°N 108.03333°W﻿ / 66.83333; -108.03333﻿ (Bathurst Inlet) |
| Cambridge Bay | Iqaluktuuttiaq | ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ | a good place with many fish | Kitikmeot Region | 1,760 | 1,766 | -0.3 | 69°07′02″N 105°03′11″W﻿ / ﻿69.11722°N 105.05306°W﻿ / 69.11722; -105.05306﻿ (Cambridge Bay) |
| Chesterfield Inlet | Igluligaarjuk | ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ | place with a few igloos (houses) | Kivalliq Region | 397 | 437 | -9.2 | 63°20′27″N 090°42′22″W﻿ / ﻿63.34083°N 90.70611°W﻿ / 63.34083; -90.70611﻿ (Chesterfield Inlet) |
| Clyde River | Kangiqtugaapik | ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ | nice little inlet | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 1,181 | 1,053 | +12.2 | 70°28′26″N 068°35′10″W﻿ / ﻿70.47389°N 68.58611°W﻿ / 70.47389; -68.58611﻿ (Clyde River) |
| Coral Harbour | Salliq | ᓴᓪᓖᑦ | a large, flat island in front of the mainland | Kivalliq Region | 1,035 | 891 | +16.2 | 64°08′13″N 083°09′51″W﻿ / ﻿64.13694°N 83.16417°W﻿ / 64.13694; -83.16417﻿ (Coral Harbour) |
| Gjoa Haven | Uqsuqtuuq | ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ | place of plenty of fat (blubber) | Kitikmeot Region | 1,349 | 1,324 | +1.9 | 68°37′33″N 095°52′30″W﻿ / ﻿68.62583°N 95.87500°W﻿ / 68.62583; -95.87500﻿ (Gjoa Haven) |
| Grise Fiord | Aujuittuq | ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ | place that never thaws | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 144 | 129 | +11.6 | 76°25′03″N 082°53′38″W﻿ / ﻿76.41750°N 82.89389°W﻿ / 76.41750; -82.89389﻿ (Grise Fiord) |
| Igloolik | Iglulik | ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ | place of iglus | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 2,049 | 1,744 | +17.5 | 69°22′34″N 081°47′58″W﻿ / ﻿69.37611°N 81.79944°W﻿ / 69.37611; -81.79944﻿ (Igloolik) |
| Iqaluit (capital) | | ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ | place of many fish | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 7,429 | 7,740 | -4.0 | 63°44′55″N 068°31′11″W﻿ / ﻿63.74861°N 68.51972°W﻿ / 63.74861; -68.51972﻿ (Iqaluit) |
| Kimmirut | | ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ | looks like a heel | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 426 | 386 | −14.5 | 62°50′48″N 069°52′07″W﻿ / ﻿62.84667°N 69.86861°W﻿ / 62.84667; -69.86861﻿ (Kimmirut) |
| Kinngait | | ᑭᙵᐃᑦ | high mountain | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 1,396 | 1,441 | -3.1 | 64°13′54″N 076°32′25″W﻿ / ﻿64.23167°N 76.54028°W﻿ / 64.23167; -76.54028﻿ (Cape Dorset) |
| Kugaaruk | Arviligjuaq | ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ or ᐊᕐᕕᓕᒡᔪᐊᖅ | place of many bowhead whales (Arviligjuaq), little stream (Kugaaruk) | Kitikmeot Region | 1,033 | 933 | +10.7 | 68°31′59″N 089°49′36″W﻿ / ﻿68.53306°N 89.82667°W﻿ / 68.53306; -89.82667﻿ (Kugaaruk) |
| Kugluktuk | Qurluqtuq | ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ | Place of moving water | Kitikmeot Region | 1,382 | 1,491 | -7.3 | 67°49′32″N 115°05′42″W﻿ / ﻿67.82556°N 115.09500°W﻿ / 67.82556; -115.09500﻿ (Kugluktuk) |
| Nanisivik | | ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ | the place where people find things | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 0 | 0 | N/A | 73°02′05″N 084°32′13″W﻿ / ﻿73.03472°N 84.53694°W﻿ / 73.03472; -84.53694﻿ (Nanisivik) |
| Naujaat | | ᓇᐅᔮᑦ | nesting place for seagulls | Kivalliq Region | 1,225 | 1,082 | +13.2 | 66°31′19″N 086°14′06″W﻿ / ﻿66.52194°N 86.23500°W﻿ / 66.52194; -86.23500﻿ (Naujaat (Repulse Bay)) |
| Pangnirtung | Pangniqtuuq | ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ | place of the bull caribou | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 1,504 | 1,481 | +1.6 | 66°08′52″N 065°41′58″W﻿ / ﻿66.14778°N 65.69944°W﻿ / 66.14778; -65.69944﻿ (Pangnirtung) |
| Pond Inlet | Mittimatalik | ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ | place where Mittiima is buried | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 1,555 | 1,617 | -3.8 | 72°41′57″N 077°57′33″W﻿ / ﻿72.69917°N 77.95917°W﻿ / 72.69917; -77.95917﻿ (Pond Inlet) |
| Qikiqtarjuaq | | ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ | big island | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 593 | 598 | -0.8 | 67°33′29″N 064°01′29″W﻿ / ﻿67.55806°N 64.02472°W﻿ / 67.55806; -64.02472﻿ (Qikiqtarjuaq) |
| Rankin Inlet | Kangiqtiniq | ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ | deep bay/inlet | Kivalliq Region | 2,975 | 2,842 | +4.7 | 62°48′35″N 092°05′58″W﻿ / ﻿62.80972°N 92.09944°W﻿ / 62.80972; -92.09944﻿ (Rankin Inlet) |
| Resolute | Qausuittuq | ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ | place with no dawn | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 183 | 198 | -7.6 | 74°41′51″N 094°49′56″W﻿ / ﻿74.69750°N 94.83222°W﻿ / 74.69750; -94.83222﻿ (Resolute) |
| Sanikiluaq | | ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ | named for a man known as a fast runner | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 1,010 | 882 | +14.5 | 56°32′34″N 079°13′30″W﻿ / ﻿56.54278°N 79.22500°W﻿ / 56.54278; -79.22500﻿ (Sanikiluaq) |
| Sanirajak | | ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ | one that is along the coast | Qikiqtaaluk Region | 891 | 848 | +5.1 | 68°46′38″N 081°13′27″W﻿ / ﻿68.77722°N 81.22417°W﻿ / 68.77722; -81.22417﻿ (Hall Beach) |
| Taloyoak | Talurjuaq | ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ | large stone caribou blind | Kitikmeot Region | 934 | 1,029 | -9.2 | 69°32′13″N 093°31′36″W﻿ / ﻿69.53694°N 93.52667°W﻿ / 69.53694; -93.52667﻿ (Taloyoak) |
| Umingmaktok | Umingmaktuuq | ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃᑑᖅ | they caught a muskox | Kitikmeot Region | 0 | 0 | N/A | 67°41′56″N 107°55′27″W﻿ / ﻿67.69889°N 107.92417°W﻿ / 67.69889; -107.92417﻿ (Umingmaktok) |
| Whale Cove | Tikirarjuaq | ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ | long point | Kivalliq Region | 470 | 435 | +8.0 | 62°10′22″N 092°34′46″W﻿ / ﻿62.17278°N 92.57944°W﻿ / 62.17278; -92.57944﻿ (Whale Cove) |
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## Former communities

* Amadjuak, on Baffin Island
* Brooman Point Village, on Bathurst Island
* Craig Harbour, on Ellesmere Island
* Dundas Harbour, on Devon Island
* Ennadai, on the mainland
* Iglunga, on an island off Baffin Island
* Killiniq (Port Burwell), on Killiniq Island
* Native Point, on the peninsula of the same name
* Nuwata, on Baffin Island
* Padlei, on the mainland
* Port Leopold, on Somerset Island
* Tavani, on the mainland