Arviat

Arviat

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (Inuktitut)
Arviat ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (Inuktitut)
Hamlet
	Two of the churches in Arviat
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	Arviat Arviat
	Coordinates: 61°06′30″N 094°03′30″W / 61.10833°N 94.05833°W
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Kivalliq
Electoral district	Arviat North-Whale Cove; Arviat South
Government
• Type	Hamlet
• Mayor	Joe Savikataaq Jr.
• Senior Administrative Officer	Steve England
• MLA for Arviat North-Whale Cove	John Main
• MLA for Arviat South	Joe Savikataaq
Area (2021)
• Total	126.14 km2 (48.70 sq mi)
• Population Centre	2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,657
• Density	22.7/km2 (59/sq mi)
• Population Centre	2,766
• Population Centre density	1,143.6/km2 (2,962/sq mi)
Demonyms	Arviaqmiut, Arviatmiut
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Postal code	X0C 0E0
Area code	867
Website	www.arviat.ca

Arviat (Inuktitut pronunciation: [aʁviˈat], syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arviat ("place of the bowhead whale") is derived from the Inuktitut word arviq meaning "Bowhead whale". Earlier in history, its name was Tikirajualaaq ("a little long point"), and Ittaliurvik ("a place where the people make tents").^[9]

^ "Arviat". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "Population Centre". Statistics Canada. 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Demonyms—From coast to coast to coast Archived 21 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ Arctic College News Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Arviat, Nunavut". nu.ca. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2008.

[1] "Arviat". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[2] "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

[3] "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

[2021census-4] Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[UrbanAreaCensus-5] "Population Centre". Statistics Canada. 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[6] Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[7] Demonyms—From coast to coast to coast Archived 21 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Arctic College News Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Arviat, Nunavut". nu.ca. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2008.

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