Gjoa Haven
ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Uqsuqtuuq | |
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 Main street of Gjoa Haven | |
  Gjoa Haven  Gjoa Haven | |
| Coordinates: 68°37′30″N 95°52′40″W / 68.62500°N 95.87778°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot |
| Electoral district | Gjoa Haven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Megan Porter |
| • MLA | Tony Akoak |
| • MP | Lori Idlout |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.55 km2 (11.02 sq mi) |
| • Population Centre | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population | |
| • 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.
- ^ "Gjoa Haven". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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2021censusPCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.