Sanikiluaq

Sanikiluaq
ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ
Sanikiluaq in December
Sanikiluaq in December
Sanikiluaq is located in Nunavut
Sanikiluaq
Sanikiluaq
Sanikiluaq is located in Canada
Sanikiluaq
Sanikiluaq
Coordinates: 56°32′N 079°14′W / 56.533°N 79.233°W / 56.533; -79.233[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Electoral districtHudson Bay
Government
 • TypeHamlet Council
 • MayorJohnnie Cookie
 • MLADaniel Qavvik
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
109.68 km2 (42.35 sq mi)
Elevation32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
1,010
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Canadian Postal code
Area code867
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ "Sanikiluaq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.