Qikiqtaaluk Region
Qikiqtaaluk Region , Qikiqtani Region () or Baffin Region is an administrative region of Nunavut . Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island ; though Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly-used name in official contexts, several notable public bodies, including Statistics Canada[1] [2] The region 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). It contains both the northernmost and southernmost areas of the territory.
Before 1999, Qikiqtaaluk Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Baffin Region, Northwest Territories .
Communities
Cities
Hamlets
Settlements
Unorganized Areas
Attractions
Protected Areas
Demographics
Canada 2006 Census [3]
Population: 15,765
Population change (2001-2006): +9.7%
Private dwellings: 5,103
Area (km˛): 1,040,417.90 km˛
Density (per km˛.): 0.015 km˛
National rank in terms of population: 248th out of 288
Territorial rank in terms of population: 1st out of 3
Surrounding census divisions
See also
References
Further reading
Kavik, Lisi, and Miriam Fleming. Qikiqtamiut Cookbook. [Sanikiluaq, Nunavut]: Municipality of Sanikiluaq, 2002. ISBN 1896445225
External links
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