Paulatuk
Paulatuk
Paulatuuq | |
|---|---|
The hamlet of Paulatuk in May | |
| Coordinates: 69°21′05″N 124°04′10″W / 69.35139°N 124.06944°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Inuvik Region |
| Constituency | Nunakput |
| Census division | Region 1 |
| Incorporated (hamlet) | 1 April 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ray Ruben Sr. |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | John Holland |
| • MLA | Jackie Jacobson |
| Area | |
| • Land | 66.86 km2 (25.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 298 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MS) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 1N0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 580 |
| - Living cost | 177.5A |
| - Food price index | 195.9B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2009 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2010 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
Paulatuk (ⓘ) is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located adjacent to Darnley Bay, in the Amundsen Gulf, and 105 km (65 mi) east of the Smoking Hills. The town was named for the coal that was found in the area in the 1920s, and the Siglitun spelling is Paulatuuq, "place of coal".