Wemindji (Cree: ᐐᒥᓂᒌ/Wîminicî) 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.
Wemindji
ᐐᒥᓂᒌ
Wîminicî | |
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  Wemindji
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| Coordinates (16, rue Beaver[1]): 52°55′N 78°47′W / 52.917°N 78.783°W / 52.917; -78.783[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]
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| • 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 |
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.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wemindji 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 169.12 km2 (65.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]