Iqaluit

Iqaluit
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (Inuktitut)
City
Iqaluit from Joamie Hill in June 2010
Iqaluit from Joamie Hill in June 2010
Iqaluit is located in Nunavut
Iqaluit
Iqaluit
Location of Iqaluit
Iqaluit is located in Canada
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Iqaluit
Iqaluit (Canada)
Coordinates: 63°44′58″N 68°31′18″W / 63.74944°N 68.52167°W / 63.74944; -68.52167
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Electoral districtsIqaluit-Manirajak
Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu
Iqaluit-Sinaa
Iqaluit-Tasiluk
Settled1942
Village status1974
Town status1980
City status19 April 2001
Founded byNakasuk
Government
 • TypeIqaluit City Council
 • MayorSolomon Awa
 • MLAsP.J. Akeeagok
Janet Brewster
George Hickes
Adam Lightstone
 • MPLori Idlout
Area
 (2021)
 • Total51.58 km2 (19.92 sq mi)
 • Population Centre10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (110 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total7,429
 • Density144.0/km2 (373/sq mi)
 • Population Centre
6,991
 • Population Centre density667.0/km2 (1,728/sq mi)
DemonymIqalummiut
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code
X0A 0A1, X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0, X0A 2H0, X0A 3H0
Area code867
Telephone exchanges222 (mobile), 975, 979
NTS Map25N10 Hill Island
GNBC CodeOATRP
Websiteiqaluit.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Iqaluit (Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ) is the capital and largest community of Nunavut, Canada. It is the most northerly capital in Canada, and it was once Canada's fastest growing community.

History

The name Iqaluit is Inuktitut word meaning "place of many fish". It is built on the mouth of the Sylvia Grinnell River, on Frobisher Bay. English explorer Martin Frobisher sailed into the bay in 1576 and thought he had discovered the Northwest Passage. The settlement was called Frobisher Bay from 1955 until 1987. The weather in there is normally cold.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Iqaluit". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2019–2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Iqaluit City Council". Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Iqaluit [Population centre], Nunavut". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 January 2009 to 0901Z 12 March 2009
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the City of Iqaluit". City of Iqaluit. Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  9. 1 2 3 "About Iqaluit: History". City of Iqaluit. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
Iqaluit Climatological Data
Temperature
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Mean
Record high °C (°F) 4 (39) 4 (39) 4 (39) 7 (45) 13 (55) 22 (72) 26 (79) 26 (79) 17 (63) 7 (45) 6 (43) 4 (39)
Average high °C (°F) -23 (-9) -24 (-11) -19 (-2) -10 (14) -1 (30) 7 (45) 12 (54) 10 (50) 5 (41) -2 (28) -9 (16) -19 (-2) -6 (21)
Mean °C (°F) -27 (-17) -28 (-18) -24 (-11) -15 (5) -4 (25) 4 (39) 8 (46) 7 (45) 2 (36) -5 (23) -13 (9) -23 (-9) -10 (14)
Average low °C (°F) -31 (-24) -32 (-26) -29 (-20) -20 (-4) -8 (18) 0 (32) 4 (39) 3 (37) -0 (32) -8 (18) -18 (-0) -27 (-17) -14 (7)
Record low °C (°F) -45 (-49) -46 (-51) -45 (-49) -34 (-29) -26 (-15) -10 (14) -3 (27) -3 (27) -13 (9) -27 (-17) -36 (-33) -43 (-45)
Precipitation and Sunshine Hours
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Total mm (in) 21 (0.8) 15 (0.6) 22 (0.9) 28 (1.1) 27 (1.1) 35 (1.4) 59 (2.2) 66 (2.6) 55 (2.2) 37 (1.5) 29 (1.1) 18 (0.7) 412 (16.2)
Rainfall mm (in) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0.1) 25 (1.0) 59 (2.3) 65 (2.6) 42 (1.7) 5 (0.2) 1 (0) 0 (0) 198 (7.8)
Snowfall cm (in) 23 (9.1) 16 (6.3) 25 (9.8) 32 (12.6) 25 (9.8) 10 (3.9) 0 (0) 1 (0.4) 14 (5.5) 35 (13.8) 32 (12.6) 22 (8.7) 236 (92.9)
Sunshine hours 34 98 170 224 194 197 218 170 89 54 40 19 1506
Data recorded at Iqaluit Airport for Environment Canada Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Average data recorded over a 30-year span from 1971 to 2000.