Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut

Chesterfield Inlet (Inuktitut: Igluligaarjuk, syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ) is a hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut, Canada, at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. Igluligaarjuk is the Inuktitut word for "place with few houses", it is the oldest community in Nunavut. The community is served by air, Chesterfield Inlet Airport, and by an annual supply known as sealift.

Chesterfield Inlet
ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ
Igluligaarjuk
Chesterfield Inlet Mission Hospital
Chesterfield Inlet
Chesterfield Inlet
Coordinates: 63°20′20″N 090°42′05″W
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKivalliq
Electoral districtRankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet
Settled1911, Hudson's Bay Company post
Incorporated (hamlet)1 April 1980
Government
  MayorBarnie Aggark
  Senior Administrative OfficerRichard Van Horne
  MLAAlexander Sammurtok
Area
 (2021)
  Total139.49 km2 (53.86 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total397
  Density2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0C 0B0
Area code867
Websitechesterfield-inlet.ca/

Inuit from the Chesterfield Inlet region are called Qaernermiut, though previously, they were referred to as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu.

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