Kugaaruk

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Kugaaruk is a small Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, Canada, located on the Arctic coast and known for its traditional culture and remote northern setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community
hamlet
accessibleBy air
seasonal sealift
areaCode 867
country Canada
formerName Pelly Bay NERFINISHED
governedBy Government of Nunavut NERFINISHED
hasAirport Kugaaruk Airport NERFINISHED
hasAverageWinterTemperature below −30 °C
hasClimate polar climate
tundra climate
hasCommunityRadio yes
hasCulturalActivities Inuit games
drum dancing
throat singing
hasHealthFacility health centre
hasHousingType predominantly public housing
hasLocalGovernmentType hamlet council
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity NERFINISHED
Inuit traditional beliefs
hasSchool Kugaaruk School NERFINISHED
hasSeaIce seasonal sea ice
hasTraditionalCulture Inuit culture
hasUTCOffset UTC−07:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−06:00
locatedIn Kitikmeot Region NERFINISHED
Nunavut NERFINISHED
locatedInEcologicalRegion Arctic tundra
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle NERFINISHED
locatedOn Arctic coast
observesDaylightSavingTime true
officialLanguage English
Inuktitut NERFINISHED
population approximately 1000
populationCensusYear 2021
postalCodePrefix X0B
primaryEconomicActivities fishing
subsistence hunting
trapping
primaryInhabitants Inuit NERFINISHED
representedInFederalElectoralDistrict Nunavut NERFINISHED
representedInTerritorialElectoralDistrict Netsilik NERFINISHED
traditionalFoodSources caribou
fish
seal

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