Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality)
Cree village municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Cree reserved land of the same name, see Whapmagoostui.
Whapmagoostui (Cree: ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃ/Wâpimâkuštui, "place of the beluga") is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; 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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Whapmagoostui
ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃ | |
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Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W[1][3] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
RCM-Equivalent | Eeyou Istchee |
Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Losty Mamianskum |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 115.10 km2 (44.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[5] | |
• Total | 0 |
• Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
• Change (2006–11) | N/A |
• Dwellings | 0 |
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: Whapmagoostui.