Salluit
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For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Salluit (Inuit reserved land).
Salluit (Inuktitut: ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ, "the thin ones")[6] is the second northernmost Inuit community in Quebec, Canada, located on Sugluk Inlet close to the Hudson Strait and was formerly known as Sugluk. Its population was 1,483 in the Canada 2016 Census and the population centre had 1,075 people.[3][4] It is not accessible by road, but by air through Salluit Airport.
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Salluit
ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ | |
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Coordinates (64, rue Aqqutituqaq[1]): 62°12′N 75°39′W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
TE | Kativik |
Constituted | December 29, 1979 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paulusie Papigatuk Senior |
• MP | Sylvie Bérubé |
• Provincial MNA | Denis Lamothe |
Area | |
• Total | 14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
• Land | 14.66 km2 (5.66 sq mi) |
• Population Centre | 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
Elevation (at airport)[5] | 227 m (745 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,483 |
• Density | 101.1/km2 (262/sq mi) |
• Change (2011–16) | 10.1% |
• Population Centre | 1,075 |
• Population Centre density | 2,694.9/km2 (6,980/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | nvsalluit |
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Salluit means "The Thin Ones" in Inuktitut, referring to a time when local inhabitants were facing starvation as a result of a lack of wildlife.