Akulivik
Akulivik (Inuktitut: ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒃ) (2021 population 642) is an Inuit village in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. It is located on a peninsula that juts southwesterly into Hudson Bay across from Smith Island, Nunavut (Qikirtajuaq). Akulivik lies 1,850 km north of Montreal.
Akulivik
ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒃ | |
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Akulivik | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′N 78°12′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Kativik |
| Constituted | December 29, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adamie Alayco |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.60 km2 (31.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 75.02 km2 (28.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 642 |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) | 1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 204 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0M 1V0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Akulivik, meaning "central prong of a kakivak" in the Nunavik dialect of Inuktitut, takes its name from the surrounding geography. Located on a peninsula between two bays, the area evokes the shape of a kakivak, a traditional, trident-shaped spear used for fishing.
Telephone and internet services are delivered by satellite. There is no hospital, but a clinic staffed by nurses provides non-critical care; otherwise air ambulances are available. Policing is done by the Kativik Regional Police Force.