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Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Coordinates: 54°54′37″N 59°48′08″W / 54.91028°N 59.80222°W / 54.91028; -59.80222
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Postville
Kaipokok
Qipuqqaq
Town
Nickname: 
The Post
Coordinates: 54°54′37″N 59°48′08″W / 54.91028°N 59.80222°W / 54.91028; -59.80222
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
RegionNunatsiavut
Government
 • Mayor (AngajukKâk)Diane Gear
 • Federal MPYvonne Jones (L)
 • Provincial MHARandy Edmunds (L)
 • Nunatsiavut Assembly memberTyler Edmunds (I)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 • Total180
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight)
Area code709

Postville (Inuit: Qipuqqaq)[1] is a town in the north of Labrador, Canada. It has a population of about 180. It is located 25 – 30 km into the interior of Kaipokok Bay, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north-northeast of Goose Bay. Postville Airport is nearby.

References

  1. ^ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp 252-254

54°54′37″N 59°48′08″W / 54.91028°N 59.80222°W / 54.91028; -59.80222