Wemindji (Cree village municipality)
Wemindji | |
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Coordinates (16, rue Beaver[1]): 52°55′N 78°47′W / 52.917°N 78.783°W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
RCM | None |
Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rodney Mark |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 184.90 km2 (71.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 171.06 km2 (66.05 sq mi) |
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) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
Wemindji 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: Wemindji.
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
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 178490". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Wemindji (Cree village municipality) (Code 2499050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.