Rankin Inlet

Rankin Inlet
Kangiqliniq
ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ (Inuktitut)
Rankin Inlet from the air
Rankin Inlet from the air
Rankin Inlet is located in Nunavut
Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet is located in Canada
Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet
Coordinates: 62°49′N 092°05′W / 62.817°N 92.083°W / 62.817; -92.083[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKivalliq
Electoral districtsRankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet
Rankin Inlet South
Government
 • TypeHamlet Council
 • MayorHarry Towtongie
 • MLAsAlexander Sammurtok
Lorne Kusugak
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
 • Population centre2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4][6]
 • Total
2,975
 • Density148.5/km2 (385/sq mi)
 • Population centre
2,698
 • Population centre density942.6/km2 (2,441/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Canadian Postal code
Area code867
Telephone Exchange645
GNBC CodeOANSI
NTS Map55K16 Rankin Inlet
WaterwayHudson Bay
Websitewww.rankininlet.net

Rankin Inlet (Inuktitut: Kangiqliniq;[7] Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ[8] or Kangirliniq,[9] ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ,[8][dead link] or Kangir&iniq[10] meaning deep bay/inlet) is an Inuit hamlet on the Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada.[1][11] It is the largest hamlet and second-largest settlement in Nunavut after the territorial capital, Iqaluit.[12] Rankin Inlet is the regional centre for the Kivalliq Region.[13]

In the 1995 Nunavut capital plebiscite, voters chose Iqaluit over Rankin Inlet to become the territorial capital of Nunavut.

  1. ^ a b "Rankin Inlet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  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. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census Rankin Inlet Nunavut [Population centre]". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Rankin Inlet". rankininlet.ca.
  8. ^ a b Research Database
  9. ^ "Harvest Estimates" (PDF). nwmb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  10. ^ 'Language watchdog needed in Nunavut
  11. ^ "Kudlulik Peninsula". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  12. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Rankin Inlet". travelnunavut.ca. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

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