Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut
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Chesterfield Inlet ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ Igluligaarjuk |
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Chesterfield Inlet Mission Hospital
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 Chesterfield Inlet
Chesterfield Inlet
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| Coordinates: 63°20′27″N 090°42′22″W / 63.34083°N 90.70611°WCoordinates: 63°20′27″N 090°42′22″W / 63.34083°N 90.70611°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq Region |
| Electoral district | Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet |
| Settled | 1911, Hudson's Bay Company post |
| Incorporated (hamlet) | 1 April 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harry Aggark |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Richard Van Horne |
| • MLA | Tom Sammurtok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 141.10 km2 (54.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 437 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Canadian Postal code | XOC OBO |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Website | www.chesterfieldinlet.net |
Chesterfield Inlet (Inuktitut: Igluligaarjuk, syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ) is a hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut Canada at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. Igluligaarjuk is the Inuktitut word for "place with few houses", it is the oldest community in Nunavut. The community is served by air, Chesterfield Inlet Airport, and by annual supply sealift.
The Inuit people from the Chesterfield Inlet region are called 'Qaernermiut', though previously, they were referred to as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu.
As of the 2016 census the population was 437, a increase of 39.6% from the 2011 census.
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