Umiujaq

Umiujaq () is a northern village (Inuit community) near the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Nunavik in northern Quebec, Canada. The village was established in 1986 by Inuit from Kuujjuarapik, 160 km to the south, who decided to relocate away from the area affected by the James Bay Hydro-electric Project. The population in the Canada 2021 Census was 541.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Umiujaq
Settlement.native_name: ᐅᒥᐅᔭᖅ
Settlement.native_name_lang: ike
Settlement.settlement_type: Northern village municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Umiujaq p.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 197
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nord-du-Québec
Settlement.subdivision_type3: TE
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kativik
Settlement.established_title1: Constituted
Settlement.established_date1: December 20, 1986
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jobie Crow
Settlement.leader_title1: Federal riding

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Wikidata facts

Official name: ᐅᒥᐅᔭᖅ
Demonym: Umiujarmiuq
Country: Canada
Located in: Kativik Regional Government
Population: 541
Area: 28.59
Official website: www.nvumiujaq.ca
Image: Umiujaq p.jpg

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inception: 1986-12-20
Commons category: Umiujaq

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Umiujaq is the closest community to Tursujuq National Park, which was officially opened on July 18, 2013, and covers . The park headquarters is located in the village, from which the park is accessible by an unpaved road.

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