Inukjuak
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For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Inukjuak (Inuit reserved land).
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 [fr] 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;[6] its former name was Port Harrison.
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Inukjuak
ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inukjuaq, Inujjuaq | |
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Coordinates: 58°27′N 78°06′W[1][3] | |
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)[5] | |
• 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) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
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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.[7]