Baker Lake, Nunavut
Baker Lake
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Hamlet | |
Baker Lake, 1995 | |
| Coordinates: 64°19′10″N 096°01′15″W / 64.31944°N 96.02083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq |
| Electoral district | Baker Lake |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Kevin Iksiktaaryuk |
| • MLAs | Craig Simailak |
| Area | |
• Total | 179.54 km2 (69.32 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,061 |
| • Density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,653 |
| • Urban density | 1,060.0/km2 (2,745/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC– 06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 05:00 (CDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | bakerlake |
Baker Lake (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ 'big lake joined by a river at both ends', Inuktitut: Qamani'tuaq 'where the river widens') is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located on the shore of the namesake Baker Lake, it is notable for being Nunavut's sole inland community. The community was given its English name in 1761 from Captain William Christopher who named it after Sir William Baker, the 11th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.