Sanirajak

Sanirajak
ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ
North Warning site 1997
North Warning site 1997
Sanirajak is located in Nunavut
Sanirajak
Sanirajak
Sanirajak is located in Canada
Sanirajak
Sanirajak
Coordinates: 68°47′25″N 081°14′15″W / 68.79028°N 81.23750°W / 68.79028; -81.23750[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Electoral districtAmittuq
Settled1953
Government
 • MayorPhilip Anguratsiaq
 • MLA AmittuqJoelie Kaernerk
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Total16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total891
 • Density54.5/km2 (141/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Canadian Postal code
Area code867

Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning the shoreline[6]), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020,[7] is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately 69 km (43 mi) south of Igloolik.

  1. ^ "Sanirajak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 21 January 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.
  6. ^ "Sanirajak (Hall Beach)". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ Tranter, Emma (28 February 2020). "Nunavut minister signs off on name changes for two communities". Nunatsiaq News. Nortext Publishing Corporation. Nunatsiaq News. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.