Kugluktuk

Kugluktuk (Qurluqtuq, lit. 'the place of moving water';^[7] Inuktitut syllabics: ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ; Inuktitut pronunciation: [quʁluqtuq]), known as Coppermine until 1 January 1996, is a hamlet at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. It is Nunavut's westernmost community, near the border with the Northwest Territories.

The area's traditional language is Inuinnaqtun, which is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than the syllabics of the Inuktitut writing system. Like Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet, and Umingmaktok, syllabics are rarely seen and are used mainly by the Government of Nunavut.

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^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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Kugluktuk Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ
Hamlet
Hill top view of Kugluktuk
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Coordinates: 67°49′36″N 115°05′36″W / 67.82667°N 115.09333°W / 67.82667; -115.09333^[1]
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Kitikmeot
Electoral district	Kugluktuk
Government ^[2]^[3]
• Mayor	Ryan Nivingalok
• MLA	Bobby Anavilok
Area (2021)^[4]
• Land	538.99 km² (208.11 sq mi)
Elevation ^[5]	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2021)^[4]
• Total	1,382
• Density	2.6/km² (7/sq mi)
• DPL^[6]	956
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code	X0B 0E0
Area code	867