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Paulatuk
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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 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".

Key facts

Settlement.name
Paulatuk
Settlement.native_name
Paulatuuq
Settlement.settlement_type
Hamlet
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Paulatuk.JPG
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The hamlet of Paulatuk in May
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Canada Northwest Territories#Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northwest Territories
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Inuvik Region
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Constituency
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Nunakput
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Census division
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Region 1
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Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Ray Ruben Sr.

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Community
  • Notable residents
  • Artists
  • Floyd Kuptana
  • Robert Kuptana
  • The Paulatuk Moonlight Dancers
  • Abraham Anghik Ruben
  • David Ruben Piqtoukun
  • Mayors
  • Other figures
  • Anny Illasiak
  • Elizabeth Kuptana
  • Paulatuuq Oral History Project
  • Services
  • Climate
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

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 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".

== History == The area has been inhabited by humans, including the Thule and Copper Inuit, since roughly 1000 CE. Most recently, it is part of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paulatuk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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