Ivujivik
Northern village municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, and is also the northernmost French-speaking settlement in the world. Its population in the 2021 Canadian census was 412.
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Ivujivik
ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ | |
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Coordinates: 62°25′00″N 77°54′30″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
TE | Kativik |
Settled | 1938 (mission) |
Constituted | June 27, 1981 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adamie Kalingo[3] |
• 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 |
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Policing for Ivujivik is provided by the Kativik Regional Police Force.[5]