Tuktoyaktuk

Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktuyaaqtuuq (Inuktitut)
Port Brabant (formerly)
Hamlet
North Warning System radar station at Tuktoyaktuk
North Warning System radar station at Tuktoyaktuk
Official seal of Tuktoyaktuk
Nickname: 
Tuk
Tuktoyaktuk is located in Northwest Territories
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk is located in Canada
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk
Coordinates: 69°27′03″N 133°02′09″W / 69.45083°N 133.03583°W / 69.45083; -133.03583[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionInuvik Region
Electoral districtNunakput
Census divisionRegion 1
Settled1928
Incorporated1 April 1970
Government
 • MayorErwin Elias
 • Senior Administrative OfficerHolly Campbell
 • MLALucy Kuptana
 • Member of ParliamentMichael McLeod
 • SenatorMargaret Dawn Anderson
Area
 • Land12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (15 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total937
 • Density74.0/km2 (192/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 1C0
Area code867
Telephone exchange977
– Living cost (2018)162.5A
– Food price index (2019)157.8B
Websitehttp://www.tuktoyaktuk.ca
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[4]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[5]
Canada Flight Supplement[3]
Northwestel[6]
Natural Resources Canada[7]
^A 2018 figure based on Edmonton = 100[8]
^B 2019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[8]

Tuktoyaktuk (/ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/ TUK-tə-YAK-tuk; Inuvialuktun: Tuktuyaaqtuuq [təktujaːqtuːq], lit.'it looks like a caribou')[5] is an Inuvialuit hamlet located near the Mackenzie River delta in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the northern terminus of the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway.[9][10] One of six Inuvialuit communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, it is commonly referred to by its first syllable, Tuk (/tʌk/).[11] It lies north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, and is the only place on the Arctic Ocean connected to the rest of Canada by road.[9] Known as Port Brabant after British colonization, in 1950 it became the first Indigenous settlement in Canada to reclaim its traditional name.[12]

  1. ^ "Tuktoyaktuk". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "NWT Communities - Tuktoyaktuk". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre – official names" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  6. ^ Northwestel 2008 phone directory
  7. ^ Canadian Geographical Names Database – Native names for Native places Archived 1 October 2006 at archive.today
  8. ^ a b Tuktoyaktuk – Statistical Profile at the GNWT
  9. ^ a b Montgomery, Marc. "Canada now officially connected by road-coast to coast to coast", CBC Radio, 15 November 2017. Retrieved on 15 November 2017.
  10. ^ Lamb, David. "Driving to the top of the world: Exploring Canada's new Arctic highway", CBC, 18 April 2017. Retrieved on 15 November 2017.
  11. ^ Welcome To The Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk Website
  12. ^ "Infofile Detail – Native Names for Native Places". Edmonton Public Library. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.