Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)
Cree village municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Cree village municipality. For the First Nation, see Cree Nation of Chisasibi. For the Cree reserved land of the same name, see Chisasibi.
Chisasibi (Cree: ᒋᓵᓰᐲ/Cisâsîpî) is a Cree village municipality (VC) in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in Nord-du-Québec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.
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Chisasibi
ᒋᓵᓰᐲ chisaasiipii | |
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Coordinates (1, rue Riverside[1]): 53°40′N 78°20′W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
TE | Eeyou Istchee |
Constituted | 18 August 1980 |
Government | |
• Chief | Daisy House |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
• Land | 480.29 km2 (185.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 0 |
• Change (2016–2021) | N/A |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
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As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Chisasibi.