- Kivalliq Region
Kivalliq Region (
Inuktitut syllabics : ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is an administrative region ofNunavut . It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west ofHudson Bay together withSouthampton Island andCoats Island . The regional seat is Rankin Inlet (pop. 2,358).Before 1999, Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries as
Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories . Although the Kivalliq name became official in 1999,Statistics Canada has continued to refer to the area as Keewatin Region, Nunavut in publications such as the Census [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=6205&Geo2=PR&Code2=62&Data=Count&SearchText=Keewatin&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Statistics Canada] ] . Most references to the area as "Keewatin" have generally been phased out by Nunavut-based bodies, as that name was originally rooted in a region ofnorthwestern Ontario , and only saw application onto Inuit-inhabited lands on account of the boundaries of the now-defunctDistrict of Keewatin .Communities
*Hamlets
**Arviat
**Baker Lake
**Chesterfield Inlet
**Coral Harbour
**Rankin Inlet
**Repulse Bay
**Whale CoveProtected Areas
*
Arvia'juaq National Historic Site
*East Bay Bird Sanctuary
*Fall Caribou Crossing National Historic Site
*Harry Gibbons Bird Sanctuary
*Ijiraliq Territorial Park
*Inuujarvik Territorial Park
*McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary
*Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary Demographics
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Canada 2006 Census " [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=6205&Geo2=PR&Code2=62&Data=Count&SearchText=Keewatin&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=6205 2006 Canada Census] ]
*Population: 8,348
*Population change (2001-2006): +10.5%
*Private dwellings: 2,398
*Area: 445,109.37
*Density: 0.019 / km²
*National rank in terms of population: 280th out of 288
*Territorial rank in terms of population: 2nd out of 3References
Further reading
* Brown, Marc Allen. "Towards Contextually Appropriate Planning Practice Evaluating the Role of Planning in the Kivalliq Community Planning Project". Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 2005. ISBN 0612970345
* Dredge, L. A., and I. McMartin. [http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection/M44-2005-B3E.pdf Postglacial marine deposits and marine limit determinations, inner Wager Bay area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut] . [Ottawa] : Geological Survey of Canada, 2005. ISBN 0662403886
* Loughery S, A Macaulay, M Fricke, A Durcan, and J Cooper. 2004. "Speech Language Pathology Services in Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada". "International Journal of Circumpolar Health". 63: 120-3.
* McMartin, I., and L. A. Dredge. [http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection/M44-2005-B2E.pdf History of ice flow in the Schultz Lake and Wager Bay areas, Kivalliq region, Nunavut] . Ottawa, Ont: "Geological Survey of Canada", 2005. ISBN 0662399749
* Upstairs Gallery (Winnipeg). "Nunavut Celebrated Sculptures from Nunavut with Emphasis on Older Works from the Kivalliq (Keewatin) Region". Winnipeg: Upstairs Gallery, 1999.External links
* [http://www.explorenunavut.com/kivalliq.php Kivalliq Region information at Explore Nunavut]
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