Gjoa Haven
Gjoa Haven
ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Uqsuqtuuq | |
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Main street of Gjoa Haven | |
| Coordinates: 68°37′30″N 95°52′40″W / 68.62500°N 95.87778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot |
| Electoral district | Gjoa Haven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Megan Porter |
| • MLA | Tony Akoak |
| • MP | Lori Idlout |
| Area (2021) | |
• Total | 28.55 km2 (11.02 sq mi) |
| • Population Centre | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,349 |
| • Density | 47.3/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| • Population Centre | 1,110 |
| • Population Centre density | 1,586.2/km2 (4,108/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | www |
Gjoa Haven (/ˌdʒoʊ ˈheɪvən/; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Inuktitut pronunciation: [uq.suq.tuːq], meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; French pronunciation: [ɡʒɔa avɑ̃] or [ɡʒɔa evən]) is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, 1,056 km (656 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the only settlement on King William Island.