Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality)

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.

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

Whapmagoostui
Cree village municipality
Whapmagoostui
Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
RCMNone
ConstitutedJune 28, 1978
Government
 • MayorLosty Mamianskum
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 • 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 code(s)819
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.

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.

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