Kuujjuaq

For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Kuujjuaq (Inuit reserved land).

Kuujjuaq
ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ
Northern village municipality
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Kuujjuaq is located in Quebec
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Kuujjuaq is located in Canada
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Coordinates (Hôtel de ville Katittavik, 400, chemin de l'Aéroport[2]): 58°06′N 68°24′W / 58.100°N 68.400°W / 58.100; -68.400[1][3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
Nunavik
TEKativik
ConstitutedDecember 29, 1979
Government
[2]
 • MayorMary Johannes
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
[2][4]
 • Total385.70 km2 (148.92 sq mi)
 • Land289.97 km2 (111.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total2,668
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Decrease3.1%
 • Dwellings
1,253
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0M 1C0
Area code819
Websitewww.nvkuujjuaq.ca
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Kuujjuaq ([kuːtjuɑq]; Inuktitut: ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ or ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅ, "Great River"),[5] formerly known as Suoivauqaj (ᓲᐃᕙᐅᖃᔾ) 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.

  1. ^ "Kuujjuaqa". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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  5. ^ Taamusi Qumaq (1992). "ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ". Avataq. Retrieved August 26, 2020.