List of regions of Nunavut

Regions of Nunavut
Category	Second-level administrative division
Location	Nunavut
Found in	Canada
Number	3
Populations	6,543 (Kitikmeot Region) — 18,988 (Qikiqtaaluk Region)
Areas	443,277.47 km2 (171,150.39 sq mi) (Kitikmeot Region) — 989,879.35 km2 (382,194.55 sq mi) (Qikiqtaaluk Region)
Government	Administrative region
Subdivisions	Municipalities

The Canadian territory of Nunavut, which was established in 1999 by the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, is divided into three regions. Though these regions have no governments of their own, Nunavut's territorial government services are highly decentralized on a regional basis.. In addition, these regions serve as census divisions for Statistics Canada (though the Qikiqtaaluk and Kivalliq regions are known as the "Baffin Region" and the "Keewatin Region" to the agency, respectively).

It is a misconception that Nunavut is made up of some of the former regions of the Northwest Territories (NWT), separated in their entirety. This is not the case; the dividing line did not follow region boundaries, although boundaries have been subsequently finessed so that three former NWT regions collectively constitute Nunavut.

The regional divisions are distinct from the district system of dividing the Northwest Territories that dated to 1876 and was abolished when Nunavut was created, although for practical purposes had not been used since the 1980s. Nunavut encompasses the entirety of the District of Keewatin (which had differing boundaries from the Keewatin/Kivalliq regions), the majority of the District of Franklin and a small portion of the District of Mackenzie.

List

Region (corresponding census division)	Regional office	Former NWT region	Population, 2016 (2011)	Population change (2011–2016)	Land area	Population density	Map
Kitikmeot Region ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ (Kitikmeot Region)	Cambridge Bay	Kitikmeot Region	6,543 (6,012)	+8.8%	443,277.47 km2 (171,150.39 sq mi)	0.015/km2 (0.039/sq mi)
Kivalliq Region ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ (Keewatin Region)	Rankin Inlet	Keewatin Region	10,413 (8,955)	+16.3%	444,621.71 km2 (171,669.40 sq mi)	0.023/km2 (0.061/sq mi)
Qikiqtaaluk Region ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (Baffin Region)	Iqaluit	Baffin Region	18,988 (16,939)	+12.1%	989,879.35 km2 (382,194.55 sq mi)	0.019/km2 (0.050/sq mi)