Inukjuak

Inukjuak
ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inukjuaq, Inujjuaq
Inukjuak is located in Quebec
Inukjuak
Inukjuak
Inukjuak is located in Canada
Inukjuak
Inukjuak
Coordinates: 58°27′N 78°06′W / 58.450°N 78.100°W / 58.450; -78.100[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEKativik
Constituted7 June 1980
Government
 • MayorSimeonie Nalukturuk
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 • Northern village municipality64.40 km2 (24.86 sq mi)
 • Land54.92 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Northern village municipality1,821
 • Density33.2/km2 (86/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,671
 • Urban density845.6/km2 (2,190/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
3.6%
 • Dwellings
588
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Websitewww.nvinukjuak.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Inukjuak (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inujjuaq or Inukjuaq in Latin script, meaning 'The Giant') is a northern village (Inuit community) located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River [fr] in Nunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,821 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. An older spelling is Inoucdjouac;[5] its former name was Port Harrison.

It is not accessible by road, but by boat in summer and year-round by air through Inukjuak Airport.

The police services for Inukjuak are provided by the Nunavik Police Service, which has one police station in the village.[6]

  1. ^ "Inukjuak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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  5. ^ "Native Names for Native Places". Natural Resources Canada.
  6. ^ "General Information". Kativik Regional Police Force. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.