. . "Kivalliq Region (Inuktitut syllabics: \u146D\u1559\u14EA\u14D5\u1585) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west of Hudson Bay together with Southampton Island and Coats Island. The regional seat is Rankin Inlet (pop. 2,266). The population was 8,955 in 2011.Before 1999, Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories."@en .