Nain
Nunainguk[1] | |
|---|---|
Inuit community | |
 Nain as viewed from Mt. Sophie, September 2011. | |
  Nain Location of Nain in the province | |
| Coordinates: 56°32′11″N 61°43′08″W / 56.53639°N 61.71889°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Region | Nunatsiavut |
| Settled | 1771 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Inuit Community Government |
| • Mayor (AngajukKâk) | Joe Dicker |
| • Federal MP | Yvonne Jones (L) |
| • Provincial MHA | Lela Evans (PC)[3] |
| • Nunatsiavut Assembly members | Anthony Andersen Roxanne Barbour[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.58 km2 (36.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2021)[6] | |
| • Total | 1,204 |
| • Density | 11.9/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Saving Time) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 709 |
Nain (Inuit language: Nunainguk) is the northernmost permanent settlement in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, within the Nunatsiavut region, located about 370 km (230 mi) by air from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The town was established as a Moravian mission in 1771 by Jens Haven and other missionaries. As of 2021, the population is 1,204 mostly Inuit and mixed Inuit-European.[5][6] Nain is the administrative capital of the autonomous region of Nunatsiavut.
Nain is inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea.[7][8][9]
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- ^ "Labrador MHA Lela Evans leaving the NDP to return to PC caucus". Yahoo News. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Election results nunatsiavut.com
- ^ a b "Nain, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Division No. 11, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-07-13). "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Moore, Angel (Apr 5, 2020). "Indigenous leaders asking that access to Labrador be sealed off". APTN News. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
- ^ Churchill Duke, Laura (20 Sep 2019). "Hopedale woman circulating petition calling for the province to subsidize flights to northern Labrador". Saltwire. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Torngat MHA Calls for New Road to Open Path to North Coast of Labrador". VOCM News. Sep 23, 2020. Retrieved Nov 5, 2020.