Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality)

Whapmagoostui
Cree village municipality
Whapmagoostui
Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W / 55.250°N 77.750°W / 55.250; -77.750Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W / 55.250°N 77.750°W / 55.250; -77.750[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Nord-du-Québec
RCM None
Constituted June 28, 1978
Government[2]
  Mayor Losty Mamianskum
  Prov. riding Ungava
Area[2][3]
  Total 115.10 km2 (44.44 sq mi)
  Land 122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi)
  There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 0
  Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
  Change (2006–11) N/A
  Dwellings 0
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0M 1G0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.whapmagoostuifn.ca

Whapmagoostui is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Whapmagoostui.

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.

References

  1. Reference number 336222 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 99070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2499070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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