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Inukjuak

For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Inukjuak (Inuit reserved land).

Inukjuak
ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inukjuaq, Inujjuaq
Northern village municipality
Inukjuak is located in Quebec
Inukjuak
Inukjuak
Inukjuak is located in Canada
Inukjuak
Inukjuak
Coordinates: 58°27′N 78°06′W / 58.450°N 78.100°W / 58.450; -78.100[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEKativik
Constituted7 June 1980
Government
[3]
 • MayorSimeonie Nalukturuk
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
[3][4]
 • Northern village municipality64.40 km2 (24.86 sq mi)
 • Land54.92 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Northern village municipality1,821
 • Density33.2/km2 (86/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,671
 • Urban density845.6/km2 (2,190/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
3.6%
 • Dwellings
588
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0M 1M0
Area code819
Websitewww.nvinukjuak.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Inukjuak (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inujjuaq or Inukjuaq in Latin script, meaning 'The Giant') is a northern village (Inuit community) located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in Nunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,821 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. An older spelling is Inoucdjouac;[5] its former name was Port Harrison.

It is not accessible by road, but by boat in summer and year-round by air through Inukjuak Airport.

The police services for Inukjuak are provided by the Nunavik Police Service, which has one police station in the village.[6]

  1. ^ "Inukjuak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mamrot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cp2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Native Names for Native Places". Natural Resources Canada.
  6. ^ "General Information". Kativik Regional Police Force. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

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