Regions of Nunavut - Citizendia

It is a misconception that Nunavut is made up of some of the former regions of the Northwest Territories, separated in their entirety. Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the The regions of the Northwest Territories divide the Northwest Territories into two census divisions by Statistics Canada and five administrative regions The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory This is not the case; the dividing line did not follow region boundaries, although boundaries have been subsequently finessed so that three former NWT regions collectively constitute Nunavut.

The Regions of Nunavut serve as census divisions, although Statistics Canada has tended to use the names "Baffin Region" for Qikiqtaaluk Region and "Keewatin Region" for Kivalliq Region. The term census division or Census Division is officially used for the Census divisions of Canada and the Census divisions of the United States. Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region ( Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ or Baffin Region is an administrative region of Nunavut Kivalliq Region ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ is an administrative region of Nunavut. Though the regions have no autonomous governments, Nunavut's territorial government services are highly decentralized on a regional basis. The Qikiqtaaluk or Baffin Region is the largest region in Canada, while the Kitikmeot Region is the second least densely populated. Kitikmeot Region ( Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ is an administrative region of Nunavut.

The regional divisions are distinct from the district system of dividing the Northwest Territories that dated to 1876 and was abolished when Nunavut was created. The vastness of Canada 's Northwest Territories meant that for much of its history it was divided into several districts for ease of administration Nunavut encompasses the entirety of the District of Keewatin (which had differing boundaries from the Keewatin/Kivalliq regions), the majority of the District of Franklin and a small portion of the District of Mackenzie. The District of Keewatin was a former territory of Canada and later an administrative district of the Northwest Territories. The District of Franklin was a former regional administrative district of Canada 's Northwest Territories. For the federal electoral district in Saskatchewan Canada see Mackenzie (electoral district The District of Mackenzie was a regional administrative

Region	Kitikmeot Region	Kivalliq Region	Qikiqtaaluk Region
Region	(replaced "Kitikmeot Region, NWT")	(replaced "Keewatin Region, NWT")	(replaced "Baffin Region, NWT")
Census division name	Kitikmeot Region^[1]	Keewatin Region^[2]	Baffin Region^[3]
Regional seat	Cambridge Bay	Rankin Inlet	Iqaluit
Area (km²)	446,727. Kitikmeot Region ( Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ is an administrative region of Nunavut. Kivalliq Region ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ is an administrative region of Nunavut. Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region ( Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ or Baffin Region is an administrative region of Nunavut The Kitikmeot Region was part of the Northwest Territories until division in April 1999 when most of the region became part of Nunavut. The Keewatin Region was a distinct entity from the District of Keewatin, although much of their territory overlapped The Baffin Region was a region of the Northwest Territories, in use as an administrative and statistical division until the creation of Nunavut in 1999. Cambridge Bay ( Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ( 2006 population 1477 UA Rankin Inlet ( Inuktitut: Kangiqiniq; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or Kangirliniq ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ Iqaluit (iqaluit ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut syllabics; often pronounced ɨˈkæljuːɨt in English is the territorial 7	445,109. 37	1,040,417. 9
Population, 2006 (2001)	5,361 (4,816)	8,348 (7,557)	15,765 (14,372)
Population change (2001-2006)	+11. 3%	+10. 5%	+9. 7%
Density	0. 012/km²	0. 019/km²	0. 015/km²
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