Paulatuk

Paulatuk Community Details

Paulatuk (Paulatuuq – “place of coal”) was named after the coal used by the local Inuit when they settled there in the early 1920s. Paulatuk is located on Darnley Bay near the mouth of the Hornaday River. This is the headquarters for Tuktut Nogait National Park.

Location

  • Located at 69'21'N latitude and 124'04'W longitude on Darnley Bay

  • 402 km east of Inuvik and 885 km northwest of Yellowknife
Population (2007)

  • 324
Languages

  • English

  • Inuvialuktun
Transportation

  • Accessible by air from Inuvik via Aklak Air

  • Food and supplies are barged in during the summer
Industry

  • Trapping, hunting and fishing along with arts and crafts
Schools
Local Services

  • Grocery Store

  • Health centre with two nurses

  • RCMP detachment

  • One motel

  • One restaurant

  • Hockey arena and gymnasium