Inuvik
Inuvik
Inuuvik | |
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Town | |
Buildings of central Inuvik from south of town | |
| Coordinates: 68°21′39″N 133°43′47″W / 68.36083°N 133.72972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Inuvik Region |
| Constituency | Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik Twin Lakes |
| Census division | Region 1 |
| Surveyed | 1954 |
| Official start | 18 July 1958 |
| Village | 1 April 1967 |
| Town | January 1970 |
| Incorporation | 1 January 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Clarence Wood |
| • SAO | Grant Hood |
| • MLA | Lesa Semmler (Twin Lakes) |
| • MLA | Denny Rodgers (Boot Lake) |
| • MP | Michael McLeod |
| Area | |
| • Land | 62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,137 |
| • Density | 50.0/km2 (129/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 3,001 |
| • Population centre density | 1,871.4/km2 (4,847/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0T0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 620, 678, 768, 777 [777 was previously (403) 979], 888 |
| – Living cost (2018) | 147.5A |
| – Food price index (2019) | 158.6B |
| Highways | Dempster Highway Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway |
| Waterways | Mackenzie River |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2018 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
Inuvik /ɪˈnuːvɪk/ (place of man) is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in what is sometimes called the Beaufort Delta Region, it serves as the region's administrative and service centre. Inuvik is home to federal, territorial, and Indigenous government offices, along with a regional hospital and airport.
Inuvik is located on the northern edge of a boreal forest just before it begins to transition to tundra. It is on the east side of the enormous Mackenzie River delta. The town lies within the Gwich'in Settlement Region and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.