Iqaluit
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| Iqaluit ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ Frobisher Bay |
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 Iqaluit
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| Coordinates: 63°44′55″N 068°31′11″W / 63.74861°N 68.51972°W | |
| Kintra | Canadae |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
| Electoral destricts | Iqaluit-Manirajak Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu Iqaluit-Sinaa Iqaluit-Tasiluk |
| Settled | 1942 |
| Veelage status | 1974 |
| Toun status | 1980 |
| Ceety status | 19 Aprile 2001 |
| Foondit bi | Nakasuk |
| Govrenment[1][2][3][4][5] | |
| • Teep | Iqaluit Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | John Graham |
| • MLAs | Monica Ell Pat Angnakak Paul Okalik George Hickes |
| Area[6] | |
| • Tot | 52.50 km2 (20.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[6] | |
| • Tot | 6,699 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 222 (mobile), 975, 979 |
| NTS Cairt | 025N10 |
| GNBC Code | OATRP |
| Website | www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca |
Iqaluit (Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, IPA: /iqɑluit/) is the lairgest ceety an territorial caipital o the Canadian territory o Nunavut. Till 1987, it wis cried Frobisher Bay, a name that is still occasionally uised. Iqaluit is locatit on the sooth coast o Baffin Island at the heid o Frobisher Bay. As o the 2011 census the population wis 6,699, an increase o 8.3 percent frae the 2006 census; it haes the lawest population o ony caipital ceety in Canadae.[6] Indwallers o Iqaluit are cried Iqalummiut (singular: Iqalummiuq).
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Council Members". City.iqaluit.nu.ca. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Manirajak at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Sinaa at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Tasiluk
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Canada 2011 census". 2.statcan.ca. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
