The Kivalliq Region (; ) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west of Hudson Bay together with Southampton Island and Coats Island. The regional centre is Rankin Inlet. The population was 11,045 in the 2021 Canadian census, an increase of 6.1% from the 2016 census.
Before 1999, the Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories. Although the Kivalliq name became official in 1999, Statistics Canada continued to refer to the area as the Keewatin Region in publications such as the Census until 2021. 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 of northwestern Ontario derived from a Cree dialect, and only saw application onto Inuit-inhabited lands because of the boundaries of the now-defunct District of Keewatin.
Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, the Kivalliq Region had a population of 11,045 living in 2,719 of its 3,193 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10,413. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Communities
Hamlets and population Arviat (2,864) Baker Lake (2,061) Chesterfield Inlet (397) Coral Harbour (1,035) Naujaat (1,225) Rankin Inlet (2,975) Whale Cove (470) Former Cape Fullerton Ennadai Maguse River Padlei Tavani Wager Bay
The remainder of the region is referred to as Kivalliq, Unorganized by Statistics Canada.
People Caribou Inuit Ahiarmiut Asiagmiut Harvaqtuurmiut Utkuhiksalik
Geology
The Kivalliq Region is experiencing the world's highest rate of post-glacial rebound (as much as per year).
Climate The Kivalliq Region has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) and a tundra climate (ET). However, it is almost entirely above the tree line. Temperatures stay below freezing from late September to early June, and peak at around in July. Days are much longer in summer than in winter.
Protected areas
Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary Fall Caribou Crossing National Historic Site Ikkattuaq Migratory Bird Sanctuary Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park Inuujarvik Territorial Park Kuugaarjuk Migratory Bird Sanctuary Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary Ukkusiksalik National Park
Notes
References
Further reading
Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana, and Robert Brent Anderson, "Entrepreneurship in Coral Harbour, Nunavut" International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 9 (2), June 2008, pp. 1–10. Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana, and Robert Brent Anderson, "A Study of Enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: Where Subsistence Self-employment Meets Formal Entrepreneurship," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 7 (1), January 2009, pp. 1–23. Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana, Robert Brent Anderson, "The Inuit Commercial Caribou Harvest and Related Agri-Food Industries in Nunavut," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 4 (6) 2007, pp. 785–806. 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. Dredge, L. A., and I. McMartin. Postglacial marine deposits and marine limit determinations, inner Wager Bay area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut . [Ottawa]: Geological Survey of Canada, 2005. 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. History of ice flow in the Schultz Lake and Wager Bay areas, Kivalliq region, Nunavut . Ottawa, Ont: Geological Survey of Canada, 2005. Upstairs Gallery (Winnipeg). Nunavut Celebrated Sculptures from Nunavut with Emphasis on Older Works from the Kivalliq (Keewatin) Region. Winnipeg: Upstairs Gallery, 1999.
External links Kivalliq Region information at Explore Nunavut kivalliq.com - photos, information, links from Rankin Inlet Nunavut