Aupaluk
Aupaluk
ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ | |
|---|---|
  Aupaluk | |
| Coordinates: 59°18′N 69°36′W / 59.300°N 69.600°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Kativik |
| Constituted | February 2, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johnny Akpahatak |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.60 km2 (12.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 30.12 km2 (11.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 195 |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  12.1% |
| • Dwellings | 59 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Aupaluk (Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ) (2011 Population: 195) is a northern village in Nunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec. It is the least-populous Inuit community in Nunavik.
The name means "where the earth is red", referring to its iron-bearing (ferruginous) soil.
Its population has been increasing: it was 174 in 2006, up from 159 in 2001.
Aupaluk is located on the western shore of Ungava Bay, north of Tasiujaq and 80 km south of Kangirsuk. It is about 150 km northwest of Kuujjuaq.
It is served by nearby Aupaluk Airport.
Since 1996, the Kativik Regional Police Force (KRPF) provides police services for the village[4].
Education
The Kativik School Board operates the Tarsakallak School.[5] Its building was destroyed in a fire on March 15, 2014. The school at the time served a total of 54 students.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98661". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99105". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Aupaluk (Code 2499105) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ KRPF. "General Information". Home. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Our Schools." Kativik School Board. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
External links
- http://www.nvaupaluk.ca/en/index_eng.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120228015740/http://www.nunavik-tourism.com/Aupaluk.aspx
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