Taloyoak
Taloyoak
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ Talurjuaq Template:Location map polarx | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Canada |
| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot Region |
| Electoral district | Nattilik |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Charlie Lyall |
| • MLA | Enuk Pauloosie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.65 km2 (14.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| • Total | 809 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
Taloyoak or Talurjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ, formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992; 2006 population 809) is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting. The community is situated 460 km (290 mi) east of the regional centre of Cambridge Bay, 1,224 km (761 mi) northwest of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Demographic data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 431 |
| 1985 | 452 |
| 1986 | 540 |
| 1988 est. | 540 |
| 1991 | 580 |
| 2006 | 809 |
As of the 2006 census the population was 809 an increase of 12.4% from the 2001 census.[3]
Languages spoken are English and Inuktitut.
Surrounding area
Taloyoak is surrounded by Tundra and the ground is black/gray. Although, to the north there is an impressive rock formation that looks similar to Ayers Rock.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Hamlets elect new councils
- ^ Election Results - 2008 General Election
- ^ a b c 2006 census
- ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ [1]
Further reading
- Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. Taloyoak, Northwest Territories. Ottawa, Ont: CPCGN Secretariat, 1992.
- Gray, Dorothy Allen. Looking Down, Up North with Arctic Specialty Foods from Spence Bay, the Northwest Territories, Canada Recipes. S.l: s.n.], 1974.
- Harris, Pamela. Another Way of Being Photographs of Spence Bay N.W.T. Toronto: Impressions, 1976.
- Williamson, Robert G. The Boothia Peninsula People Social Organization in Spence Bay, N.W.T. Polar Gas socio-economic program. Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. Institute for Northern Studies, 1977.