Ivujivik

Ivujivik
ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ
Ivujivik is located in Quebec
Ivujivik
Ivujivik
Coordinates: 62°25′00″N 77°54′30″W / 62.41667°N 77.90833°W / 62.41667; -77.90833[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEKativik
Settled1938 (mission)
ConstitutedJune 27, 1981
Government
 • MayorAdamie Kalingo[2]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 • Total
36.98 km2 (14.28 sq mi)
 • Land35.15 km2 (13.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
412
 • Density11.7/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Decrease 0.5%
 • Dwellings
136
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Websitewww.nvivujivik.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "'We feel dirty': Ivujivik water shortage creates health, hygiene concerns". January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ivujivik". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  4. ^ a b "Ivujivik, Village nordique (VN) Quebec [Census subdivision]". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  5. ^ KRPF. "General Information". Home. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-07-03.