Country Canada Region Kivalliq Region Elevation 11 m Population 437 (2016) | Territory Nunavut Incorporated (hamlet) 1 April 1980 Area 141.1 km² Local time Saturday 6:19 AM | |
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Electoral district Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet Settled 1911, Hudson's Bay Company post Weather -27°C, Wind SE at 40 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Chesterfield Inlet, NU, Canada
The Inuit people from the Chesterfield Inlet region are called 'Qaernermiut', though previously, they were referred to as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu.
Demographics
As of the 2016 census the population was 437, a increase of 39.6% from the 2011 census.
References
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA