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Kugluktuk, Nunavut

Kugluktuk
Qurluqtuq
ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ
Hamlet
Hill top view of Kugluktuk
Hill top view of Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk is located in Nunavut
Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk
Coordinates: 67°49′32″N 115°05′42″W / 67.82556°N 115.09500°W / 67.82556; -115.09500Coordinates: 67°49′32″N 115°05′42″W / 67.82556°N 115.09500°W / 67.82556; -115.09500
Country Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Kitikmeot Region
Electoral district Kugluktuk
Government
 • Mayor Ryan Nivingalok
 • MLA Peter Taptuna
Area
 • Land 549.65 km2 (212.22 sq mi)
 • Population centre 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 1,491
 • Density 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Population centre 1,057
 • Population centre density 3,148.6/km2 (8,155/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Canadian Postal code X0B 0E0
Area code(s) 867

Kugluktuk (Inuinnaqtun: Qurluktuk, "the place of moving water"; Inuktitut: ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ, formerly Coppermine until 1 January 1996) is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. It is the westernmost community in Nunavut, near the border with the Northwest Territories.

The traditional language of the area is Inuinnaqtun and is written using the Latin alphabet, rather than the syllabics of the Inuktitut writing system. Like Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet, and Umingmaktok, syllabics are rarely seen and are used mainly by the Government of Nunavut.

The community has the usual services: a post office, Northern Store, co-op store, and Hunters & Trappers Association. The two schools in the area are Kugluktuk High School and Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik. In June 2004, a fuel line broke in the center of Kugluktuk, spilling 2,000 L (439.9 imp gal; 528.3 US gal) of diesel fuel.

At the 2016 census, the population was 1,491, an increase of 2.8% from the 2011 census. The Population centre showed a population of 1,057, in an area of 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi), an increase of 1% from 2011.


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