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It is a commonly-held misconception that Nunavut is made up of some of the former regions of the Northwest Territories, 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. They serve as census divisions (under different names), but have no autonomous governments. The Qikiqtaaluk or Baffin Region is the largest region in Canada, while the Kitikmeot Region is the second least densly populated.
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. 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.

Region	Kitikmeot Region	Kivalliq Region	Qikiqtaaluk Region
	(replaced "Kitikmeot Region, NWT")	(replaced "Keewatin Region, NWT")	(replaced "Baffin Region, NWT")
Census division	Kitikmeot Region[1]	Keewatin Region[2]	Baffin Region[3]
Regional seat	Cambridge Bay	Rankin Inlet	Iqaluit
Area (km²)	446,727.7	445,109.37	1,040,417.9
Population, 2006 (2001)	5,361 (4,816)	8,348 (7,557)	15,765 (14,372)
Population change (2001-2006)	+11.3%	+10.5%	+9.7%
Density	0.012/km²	0.019/km²	0.015/km²
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Census Divisions by province and territory

★ Subdivisions of Canada

References

1. 2006 Canada Census - Kitikmeot Region
2. 2006 Canada Census - Keewatin Region
3. 2006 Canada Census - Baffin Region