Kuujjuaq
Northern village municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Kuujjuaq (Inuit reserved land).
Kuujjuaq ([kuːtjuɑq]; Inuktitut: ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ or ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅ, "Great River"),[6] formerly known as Fort Chimo and by other names, is a former Hudson's Bay Company outpost at the mouth of the Koksoak River on Ungava Bay that has become the largest northern village (Inuit community) in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada. It is the administrative capital of the Kativik Regional Government. Its population was 2,668 as of the 2021 census.
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Kuujjuaq
ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ | |
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Coordinates (Hôtel de ville Katittavik, 400, chemin de l'Aéroport[1]): 58°06′N 68°24′W[2][4] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec Nunavik |
TE | Kativik |
Constituted | December 29, 1979 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mary Johannes |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 385.70 km2 (148.92 sq mi) |
• Land | 289.97 km2 (111.96 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[5] | |
• Total | 2,668 |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Change (2016–21) | 3.1% |
• Dwellings | 1,253 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
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