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