Aupaluk
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For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Aupaluk (Inuit reserved land).
Aupaluk (Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ) (2021 Population: 233) is a northern village in Nunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec. It is the least-populous Inuit community in Nunavik.
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Aupaluk
ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ | |
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Coordinates: 59°18′N 69°36′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
TE | Kativik |
Constituted | February 2, 1980 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Johnny Akpahatak |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 32.60 km2 (12.59 sq mi) |
• Land | 28.68 km2 (11.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 233 |
• Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
• Change (2016–21) | 11.5% |
• Dwellings | 77 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
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The name means "where the earth is red", referring to its iron-bearing (ferruginous) soil.
Its population has been increasing: it was 195 in 2011, up from 159 in 2001.
Aupaluk is located on the western shore of Ungava Bay, north of Tasiujaq and 80 km south of Kangirsuk. It is about 150 km northwest of Kuujjuaq.
It is served by nearby Aupaluk Airport.
Since 1996, the Kativik Regional Police Force (KRPF) provides police services for the village.[4]