Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality)

Whapmagoostui (Cree: ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃ/Wâpimâkuštui, "place of the beluga") 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.

For the Cree reserved land of the same name, see Whapmagoostui.

Whapmagoostui
ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃ
Cree village municipality
Whapmagoostui is located in Quebec
Whapmagoostui
Whapmagoostui
Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
RCM-EquivalentEeyou Istchee
ConstitutedJune 28, 1978
Government
[2]
 • MayorLosty Mamianskum
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
[2][3]
 • Total115.10 km2 (44.44 sq mi)
 • Land122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
N/A
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0M 1G0
Area code819
Websitewww.whapmagoostuifn.ca

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

Demographics

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists Whapmagoostui, Village Cri Census Subdivision (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 Canadian censuses.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whapmagoostui Village Cri Census Subdivision had a population of 0 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings, no change from its 2016 population of 0. With a land area of 120.86 km2 (46.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Reference number 336222 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 99070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality) (Code 2499070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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