Sanikiluaq
ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ | |
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 Sanikiluaq in December | |
  Sanikiluaq  Sanikiluaq | |
| Coordinates: 56°32′N 079°14′W / 56.533°N 79.233°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Electoral district | Hudson Bay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Johnnie Cookie |
| • MLA | Daniel Qavvik |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 109.68 km2 (42.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,010 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | www.sanikiluaq.ca |
Sanikiluaq (Inuktitut: ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ [sanikiluaq]) is a municipality and Inuit community located on the north coast of Flaherty Island in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands. Despite being geographically much closer to the shores of Ontario and Quebec, the community and the Belcher Islands lie within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
- ^ "Sanikiluaq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.