Inukjuak
Inukjuak (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inujjuaq or Inukjuaq in Latin script, meaning 'The Giant') is a northern village (Inuit community) located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in Nunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,821 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. An older spelling is Inoucdjouac; its former name was Port Harrison.
Inukjuak
ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inukjuaq, Inujjuaq | |
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Inukjuak Inukjuak | |
| Coordinates: 58°27′N 78°06′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Kativik |
| Constituted | 7 June 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simeonie Nalukturuk |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.40 km2 (24.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 54.92 km2 (21.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,821 |
| • Density | 33.2/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) | 3.6% |
| • Dwellings | 588 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0M 1M0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
It is not accessible by road, but by boat in summer and year-round by air through Inukjuak Airport.
The police services for Inukjuak are provided by the Nunavik Police Service, which has one police station in the village.
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