Iqaluit

**Iqaluit** (Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ) is the capital of and largest community in Nunavut in Canada. It is the most northerly capital in Canada, and it was once Canada's fastest growing community.

## History

The name __ is Inuktitut word meaning "place of many fish". It is built on the mouth of the Sylvia Grinnell River, on Frobisher Bay. English explorer Martin Frobisher sailed into the bay in 1576 and thought he had discovered the Northwest Passage. The settlement was called Frobisher Bay from 1955 until 1987. The weather in there is normally cold.

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## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Iqaluit
- **native name**: (Inuktitut)
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Iqaluit from Joamie Hill.JPG
- **image caption**: Iqaluit from Joamie Hill in June 2010
- **pushpin map**: Canada Nunavut#Canada
- **pushpin map caption**: Location of Iqaluit
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Canada
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces and territories of Canada, Territory
- **subdivision type3**: List of regions of Nunavut, Region
- **subdivision type4**: List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts, Electoral districts
- **subdivision name1**: Nunavut
- **subdivision name3**: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtaaluk
- **subdivision name4**: Iqaluit-Manirajak
Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu
Iqaluit-Sinaa
Iqaluit-Tasiluk
- **established title**: Settled
- **established date**: 1942
- **established title1**: Village status
- **established date1**: 1974
- **established title2**: Town status
- **established date2**: 1980
- **established title3**: City status
- **established date3**: 19 April 2001
- **founder**: Nakasuk
- **government type**: Iqaluit City Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Solomon Awa
- **leader title1**: Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, MLAs
- **leader name1**: P.J. Akeeagok
Janet Brewster
George Hickes (Nunavut politician), George Hickes
Adam Lightstone
- **leader title2**: House of Commons of Canada, MP
- **leader name2**: Lori Idlout
- **area footnotes**:  (2021)
- **area total km2**: 51.58
- **area blank1 title**: Census geographic units of Canada#Population centres, Population Centre
- **area blank1 km2**: 10.48
- **elevation ft**: 110
- **population total**: 7,429
- **population as of**: 2021
- **population density km2**: 144.0
- **population blank1 title**: Population Centre
- **population blank1**: 6,991
- **population density blank1 km2**: 667.0
- **population demonym**: Iqalummiut
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Canada#Forward sortation areas, Postal code
- **postal code**: List of X Postal Codes of Canada, X0A 0A1, X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0, X0A 2H0, X0A 3H0
- **area code**: Area code 867, 867
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset**: −05:00
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, EDT
- **utc offset dst**: −04:00
- **blank name**: Telephone exchanges
- **blank info**: 222 (mobile), 975, 979
- **blank1 name**: National Topographic System, NTS Map
- **blank2 name**: Geographical Names Board of Canada, GNBC Code
- **blank2 info**: OATRP