Kitikmeot
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α¦ (Inuktitut) Qitirmiut | |
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Kitikmeot Region | |
Communities of theββKitikmeot | |
Location in Nunavut | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Regional centre | Cambridge Bay |
Area | |
β’ Total | 443,277.47 km (171,150.39 sq mi) |
Population | |
β’ Total | 6,543 |
β’ Density | 0.015/km (0.038/sq mi) |
Kitikmeot Region (/ΛkΙͺtΙkmjuΛt/; Inuktitut: Qitirmiut αΏααα₯α α¦ ) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the "southern." And eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island. The regional centre is Cambridge Bay (population 1,766;).
Before 1999, Kitikmeot Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories.
Transportationβ»
Accessββto the territorial capital of Iqaluit is difficult and expensive as there were no direct flights from Kitikmeot Region communitiesββto Iqaluit. For example, "Iqaluit is approximately 1,"069 km (664 mi) from Kugaaruk, the closest Kitikmeot community. A one-way flight to the capital costs between $2,691 and $2,911 (as of November 2016) and involves flying to, "along with an overnight stay in," Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, approximately 1,310 km (810 mi) southwest of Kugaarukβin total, a trip of about 3,627 km (2,254 mi).
As is the case for the rest of Nunavut, there is no road access to the region and "all places are fly-in." All five hamlets have certified airports: Cambridge Bay Airport, Gjoa Haven Airport, Kugaaruk Airport, Kugluktuk Airport and Taloyoak Airport, with scheduled flights by, Canadian North.
There are also four registered aerodromes in the region. Cambridge Bay Water Aerodrome is a floatplane base open in the summer only. George Lake Aerodrome, an ice runway is only open from January to April. And serves the Back River Gold Project. Goose Lake Aerodrome also serves the Back River Gold Project and has both ice and gravel runways. Hope Bay Aerodrome serves the Hope Bay mine site and is a gravel runway. The former Doris Lake Aerodrome, was a 7,894 ft (2,406 m) ice runway, and was the longest in the region, it served the Doris Lake mine.
Climateβ»
The Kitikmeot Region has a harsh subarctic climate (KΓΆppen climate classification Dfc) and a tundra climate (Dfc) with long, very cold winters and short, cool summers.
Climate data for Kugluktuk (Kugluktuk Airport) WMO ID: 71938; coordinates 67Β°49β²00β³N 115Β°08β²38β³W / 67.81667Β°N 115.14389Β°W / 67.81667; -115.14389 (Baie-Kugluktuk Airport); elevation: 22.6 m (74 ft); 1991β2020 normals, extremes 1930βpresent | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high humidex | 0.3 | β1.7 | β0.3 | 8.9 | 19.8 | 30.3 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 25.8 | 13.1 | 2.2 | β1.5 | 36.8 |
Record high Β°C (Β°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
β0.1 (31.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
34.9 (94.8) |
Mean daily maximum Β°C (Β°F) | β22.5 (β8.5) |
β22.8 (β9.0) |
β20.1 (β4.2) |
β11.6 (11.1) |
β0.6 (30.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
β2.9 (26.8) |
β13.2 (8.2) |
β20.1 (β4.2) |
β5.6 (21.9) |
Daily mean Β°C (Β°F) | β26.6 (β15.9) |
β27.0 (β16.6) |
β24.6 (β12.3) |
β16.4 (2.5) |
β4.5 (23.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
β5.9 (21.4) |
β17.1 (1.2) |
β24.1 (β11.4) |
β9.7 (14.5) |
Mean daily minimum Β°C (Β°F) | β30.7 (β23.3) |
β31.3 (β24.3) |
β29.1 (β20.4) |
β21.2 (β6.2) |
β8.5 (16.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
β9.0 (15.8) |
β21.0 (β5.8) |
β28.1 (β18.6) |
β13.8 (7.2) |
Record low Β°C (Β°F) | β47.8 (β54.0) |
β50.0 (β58.0) |
β48.9 (β56.0) |
β43.9 (β47.0) |
β31.1 (β24.0) |
β15.0 (5.0) |
β0.8 (30.6) |
β4.4 (24.1) |
β20.0 (β4.0) |
β35.4 (β31.7) |
β41.1 (β42.0) |
β45.0 (β49.0) |
β50.0 (β58.0) |
Record low wind chill | β64.3 | β64.4 | β65.0 | β54.4 | β39.7 | β15.6 | β5.9 | β11.8 | β22.9 | β46.5 | β54.1 | β61.5 | β65.0 |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.2 (0.36) |
7.0 (0.28) |
9.3 (0.37) |
7.9 (0.31) |
14.5 (0.57) |
17.4 (0.69) |
45.2 (1.78) |
42.3 (1.67) |
35.5 (1.40) |
23.3 (0.92) |
10.9 (0.43) |
10.6 (0.42) |
233.1 (9.18) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
4.3 (0.17) |
14.6 (0.57) |
44.4 (1.75) |
44.9 (1.77) |
31.4 (1.24) |
4.7 (0.19) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
144.5 (5.69) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 19.6 (7.7) |
16.3 (6.4) |
19.4 (7.6) |
18.2 (7.2) |
16.2 (6.4) |
2.1 (0.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.1) |
7.7 (3.0) |
35.0 (13.8) |
25.5 (10.0) |
21.9 (8.6) |
182.1 (71.7) |
Average precipitation days (β₯ 0.2 mm) | 9.7 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 126.2 |
Average rainy days (β₯ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.4 |
Average snowy days (β₯ 0.2 cm) | 10.5 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 93.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 76.7 | 75.1 | 77.5 | 82.3 | 83.1 | 70.2 | 64.8 | 69.8 | 75.5 | 84.7 | 80.9 | 77.8 | 76.5 |
Average dew point Β°C (Β°F) | β30.6 (β23.1) |
β31.3 (β24.3) |
β30.2 (β22.4) |
β20.8 (β5.4) |
β7.5 (18.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
β0.3 (31.5) |
β8.3 (17.1) |
β21.5 (β6.7) |
β29.7 (β21.5) |
β14.1 (6.6) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 17.8 | 77.3 | 160.3 | 233.3 | 246.7 | 375.0 | 341.6 | 207.7 | 91.1 | 51.2 | 19.6 | 0.2 | 1,821.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 17.7 | 35.5 | 44.4 | 49.6 | 38.7 | 52.1 | 48.5 | 38.5 | 22.8 | 17.6 | 12.7 | 0.7 | 31.6 |
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (rain/rain days, snow/snow days, humidex, wind chill, humidity 1981β2010) Canadian Climate Normals 1981β2010 (dew point 1951β1980) |
Climate data for Cambridge Bay (Cambridge Bay Airport) WMO ID: 71925; coordinates 69Β°06β²29β³N 105Β°08β²18β³W / 69.10806Β°N 105.13833Β°W / 69.10806; -105.13833 (Cambridge Bay Airport); elevation: 31.1 m (102 ft); 1991β2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high humidex | β5.0 | β9.7 | β4.1 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 25.3 | 30.8 | 28.6 | 16.3 | 5.8 | β1.4 | β3.5 | 30.8 |
Record high Β°C (Β°F) | β4.9 (23.2) |
β9.4 (15.1) |
β4.0 (24.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
β3.4 (25.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
Mean daily maximum Β°C (Β°F) | β27.7 (β17.9) |
β28.6 (β19.5) |
β24.9 (β12.8) |
β16.2 (2.8) |
β5.2 (22.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
β6.6 (20.1) |
β17.5 (0.5) |
β24.3 (β11.7) |
β9.9 (14.2) |
Daily mean Β°C (Β°F) | β31.2 (β24.2) |
β32.1 (β25.8) |
β28.8 (β19.8) |
β20.7 (β5.3) |
β8.9 (16.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
β9.5 (14.9) |
β21.1 (β6.0) |
β27.8 (β18.0) |
β13.3 (8.1) |
Mean daily minimum Β°C (Β°F) | β34.6 (β30.3) |
β35.6 (β32.1) |
β32.7 (β26.9) |
β25.1 (β13.2) |
β12.6 (9.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
β1.7 (28.9) |
β12.3 (9.9) |
β24.7 (β12.5) |
β31.3 (β24.3) |
β16.7 (1.9) |
Record low Β°C (Β°F) | β52.8 (β63.0) |
β50.6 (β59.1) |
β48.3 (β54.9) |
β42.8 (β45.0) |
β35.0 (β31.0) |
β17.8 (0.0) |
β8.2 (17.2) |
β8.9 (16.0) |
β17.2 (1.0) |
β33.0 (β27.4) |
β43.9 (β47.0) |
β49.4 (β56.9) |
β52.8 (β63.0) |
Record low wind chill | β73.4 | β72.6 | β69.8 | β60.1 | β43.2 | β29.2 | β7.9 | β13.1 | β28.6 | β49.4 | β60.7 | β66.3 | β73.4 |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.6 (0.22) |
5.9 (0.23) |
9.2 (0.36) |
6.9 (0.27) |
6.7 (0.26) |
16.4 (0.65) |
28.0 (1.10) |
23.5 (0.93) |
18.4 (0.72) |
14.8 (0.58) |
8.9 (0.35) |
6.2 (0.24) |
150.4 (5.92) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (0.04) |
10.0 (0.39) |
23.9 (0.94) |
23.9 (0.94) |
12.7 (0.50) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
72.1 (2.84) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 6.7 (2.6) |
5.9 (2.3) |
8.4 (3.3) |
6.9 (2.7) |
7.2 (2.8) |
3.8 (1.5) |
0.1 (0.0) |
1.8 (0.7) |
6.8 (2.7) |
15.9 (6.3) |
9.8 (3.9) |
6.8 (2.7) |
80.2 (31.6) |
Average precipitation days (β₯ 0.2 mm) | 8.4 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 120.5 |
Average rainy days (β₯ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.8 |
Average snowy days (β₯ 0.2 cm) | 7.4 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 79.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 65.3 | 66.4 | 70.5 | 76.2 | 83.8 | 77.2 | 68.2 | 73.6 | 82.3 | 86.2 | 76.5 | 70.0 | 74.7 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 7.3 | 73.7 | 169.6 | 275.9 | 245.1 | 291.6 | 333.8 | 186.6 | 71.7 | 56.8 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 1,729.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 11.7 | 35.4 | 47.1 | 57.7 | 36.6 | 40.5 | 45.9 | 33.6 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 30.0 |
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (rain/rain days, snow/snow days, humidex, wind chill, humidity 1981β2010) |
Politicsβ»
The region is home to the only two communities in Nunavut that voted "no" in the 1982 division plebiscite: Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk.
The region has four electoral districts;
- Cambridge Bay, which covers Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Umingmaktok. The seat is held by Jeannie Ehaloak.
- Gjoa Haven, which covers the community of Gjoa Haven and is held by Tony Akoak.
- Kugluktuk, which covers Kugluktuk. The seat is currently held by Calvin Pedersen, who was elected by acclamation in a July 2020 by-election
- Netsilik, which covers Taloyoak and Kugaaruk. The seat is held by Emiliano Qirngnuq.
Former districts include Akulliq, which covered Kugaaruk and Naujaat in the Kivalliq Region. It was the only electoral district in Nunavut to cross two regions. Nattilik, which covered Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. The previous incumbent was the former federal Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq.
In 2007 at their AGM, Bob Lyall, a board member of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, suggested the formation of a political party called the Bloc Kitikmeot to run in the next general election and to advocate for a separate Kitikmeot Territory. Bobby Lyall, along with his brother Kitikmeot Corporation president, Charlie Lyall and delegates Martina and Connie Kapolak, argued that the Government of Nunavut had spent most of the infrastructure money available from the federal government in the Baffin Region (Qikiqtaaluk Region). However, the party was not formed and consequently no members ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut which continues to run as a consensus government.
Communitiesβ»
Hamletsβ»
- Cambridge Bay population: 1,766;
- Gjoa Haven population: 1,324
- Kugaaruk population: 933
- Kugluktuk population: 1,491
- Taloyoak population: 1029
Otherβ»
- Bathurst Inlet population: 0
- Umingmaktok population: 5
- Kitikmeot, Unorganized population: 0
Protected areasβ»
Demographicsβ»
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Kitikmeot Region had a population of 6,458 living in 1,677 of its 1,954 total private dwellings, a change of -1.3% from its 2016 population of 6,543. With a land area of 432,108 km (166,838 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.
The Kitikmeot Region also doubles as one of three census divisions in Nunavut, the others being the Kivalliq (also known as the Keewatin) and the Qikiqtaaluk (also known as the Baffin) regions. Of the three the Kitikmeot is the smallest in size being 1,343.8 km (518.8 sq mi) smaller than the Kivalliq. It has the smallest population and is the least densely populated of the three. The population is predominantly Inuit (90.0%) with 0.7% other aboriginal peoples, 0.3% North American Indian and 0.4% MΓ©tis, and 9.3% non-Aboriginals.
Notesβ»
- ^ Climate data was recorded at Coppermine from October 1930 to November 1977 and at Kugluktuk Airport from December 1977 to present.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Kitikmeot Students Thank You 2013 (February 22, 2013).
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles Csmbridg Bay". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ Google - First Air
- ^ Google - Canadian North
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Kugluktuk (Composite Station Threads)". Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020 Data. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Kugluktuk A *". Canadian Climate Normals 1981β2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 2300902. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951β1980 Volume 2: Temperature" (PDF). Environment Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951β1980 Volume 8: Atmospheric, Pressure, Temperature and Humidity" (PDF). Environment Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Cambridge Bay (Composite Station Threads)". Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020 Data. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Cambridge Bay A *". Canadian Climate Normals 1981β2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 2400600. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ Detailed Break down of Plebiscite results
- ^ Jane George (October 26, 2007). "What's next? The new territory of Kitikmeot?". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles Gjoa Haven". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles Kugaaruk". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles Kugluktuk". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Taloyoak". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bathurst Inlet". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Umingmaktok". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Kitikmeot, Unorganized". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ 2011 Canada Census Archived November 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Kivalliq Region
- ^ 2011 Canada Census Archived November 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Qikiqtaaluk Region
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Kitikmeot, Region". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ 2011 Aboriginal Population Profile
Further readingβ»
- Bromley, Robert Graham H., and Bruce D. McLean. β». Yellowknife, NWT: Dept. of Renewable Resources, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1986.
- Gunn, A. Polar Bear Denning Surveys in the Kitikmeot Region, 1977β86. Coppermine, NWT: Dept. of Renewable Resources, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1991.
- Inuit Gallery of Vancouver. Kitikmeot Land of the Spirits. Vancouver: Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1991. ISBN 0-9693315-6-8
- Kassam, K.-A. S. 2002. "Thunder on the Tundra: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of the Bathurst Caribou, by Natasha Thorpe, Naikak Hakongak, Sandra Eyegetok, and the Kitikmeot Elders". Arctic. 55: 395.
- Kitikmeot Education Resource Centre. Living and Teaching in the Kitikmeot Region. β»: Kitikmeot Education Resource Centre, 1984.
- Kitikmeot Inuit Association. Central Arctic Regional Land Claims Proposal for Social, Education Self-Determination. β»: Kitikmeot Inuit Association, 1979.
- Northwest Territories. Economic Facts, Kitikmeot Region. β»: N.W.T. Dept. of Economic Development & Tourism, 1989.
- Northwest Territories. Kitikmeot Health Care. β»: Northwest Territories Health, 1982.
- Sato, Riki. The Directory of Community Groups, Inuvik and Kitikmeot Regions. Inuvik, N.W.T.: NOGAP Steering Committee, 1988.
- Todd, John. North Slave Kitikmeot Mineral Development. Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Govt. of the N.W.T.], 1993.
- West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society. West Kitikmeot Slave study. Yellowknife: West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society, 2002.
External linksβ»
- Kitikmeot Region information at Explore Nunavut Archived May 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Kitikmeot Heritage Society
- Kitikmeot Inuit Association
- Kitikmeot Corporation, economic development
- Kitikmeot School Operations
68Β°55β²N 100Β°45β²W / 68.917Β°N 100.750Β°W / 68.917; -100.750 (Kitikmeot Region)