Kugaaruk

"Pelly Bay, Northwest Territories" redirects here. For the body of water, see Pelly Bay. For other uses, see Pelly Bay (disambiguation).

Kugaaruk
ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ
Hamlet
Overlooking the community
Overlooking the community
Kugaaruk is located in Nunavut
Kugaaruk
Kugaaruk
Kugaaruk is located in Canada
Kugaaruk
Kugaaruk
Coordinates: 68°32′05″N 089°49′30″W / 68.53472°N 89.82500°W / 68.53472; -89.82500[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Electoral districtNetsilik
Catholic mission1937
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorTeddy Apsaktaun
 • MLAInagayuk Quqqiaq
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation
[5]
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
1,033
 • Density204.2/km2 (529/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0B 1K0
Area code867

Kugaaruk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ[6][7] Kuugaarjuk[pronunciation?] or ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ Kuugaarruk;[pronunciation?] English: "little stream") (also called Arviligjuaqy,[pronunciation?] meaning "the great bowhead whale habitat"[8]), formerly known as Pelly Bay until 3 December 1999,[6] is located on the shore of Pelly Bay, just off the Gulf of Boothia, Simpson Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut territory. Access is by air by the Kugaaruk Airport, by annual supply sealift, and by sea ice. Kugaaruk means "little stream",[9] the traditional name of the brook that flows through the hamlet.

Near the hamlet is CAM-4, a North Warning System site that was once part of the Distant Early Warning Line.

  1. ^ "Kugaaruk". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Kugaaruk at Nunavut Tourism". Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. ^ John Ningark MLA for Kugaaruk, syllabics Archived 15 January 2013 at archive.today, English Archived 25 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference coop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ ""Kugaaruk" in The Canadian Encyclopedia". Retrieved 7 October 2006.