Ivujivik
ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ | |
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Coordinates: 62°25′00″N 77°54′30″W / 62.41667°N 77.90833°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
TE | Kativik |
Settled | 1938 (mission) |
Constituted | June 27, 1981 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adamie Kalingo[2] |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 36.98 km2 (14.28 sq mi) |
• Land | 35.15 km2 (13.57 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 412 |
• Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Change (2016–21) | 0.5% |
• Dwellings | 136 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
Ivujivik (Inuktitut: ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ Inuktitut pronunciation: [ivujivik], meaning "Place where ice accumulates because of strong currents", or "Sea-ice crash Area") is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Quebec, and the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province, although there are settlements further north in the territories. Its population in the 2021 Canadian census was 412.
Policing for Ivujivik is provided by the Kativik Regional Police Force.[5]
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