Akulivik

For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Akulivik (Inuit reserved land).
Akulivik
ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒃ
Northern village municipality
Akulivik is located in Quebec
Akulivik
Akulivik
Coordinates: 60°48′N 78°12′W / 60.800°N 78.200°W / 60.800; -78.200[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEKativik
ConstitutedDecember 29, 1979
Government
[2]
 • MayorAdamie Alayco
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
[2][3]
 • Total82.60 km2 (31.89 sq mi)
 • Land75.02 km2 (28.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total642
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase1.4%
 • Dwellings
204
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0M 1V0
Area code819
Websitewww.nvakulivik.ca

Akulivik (Inuktitut: ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒃ) (2021 population 642) is an Inuit village in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. It is located on a peninsula that juts southwesterly into Hudson Bay across from Smith Island, Nunavut (Qikirtajuaq). Akulivik lies 1,850 km north of Montreal.

Akulivik, meaning "central prong of a kakivak" in the Nunavik dialect of Inuktitut, takes its name from the surrounding geography. Located on a peninsula between two bays, the area evokes the shape of a kakivak, a traditional, trident-shaped spear used for fishing.

Telephone and internet services are delivered by satellite. There is no hospital, but a clinic staffed by nurses provides non-critical care; otherwise air ambulances are available. Policing is done by the Kativik Regional Police Force.[5]

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  5. ^ Neill, Brennan; Nerestant, Antoni; Montpetit, Jonathan (June 10, 2017). "Quebec Inuit village in shock after 3 fatal stabbings, followed by police shooting". CBC News. Kativik Regional Police responded to a call Saturday morning in Akulivik, a village of fewer than 1,000 people located on the shores of the Hudson Bay, 1,700 kilometres from Montreal.