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Coordinates: 59°18N 69°36W / 59.300°N 69.600°W / 59.300; -69.600
 

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Aupaluk
ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ
Aupaluk is located in Quebec
Aupaluk

Aupaluk

Coordinates: 59°18′N 69°36′W / 59.300°N 69.600°W / 59.300; -69.600[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEKativik
ConstitutedFebruary 2, 1980
Government
 • MayorJohnny Akpahatak
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 • Total32.60 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
 • Land28.68 km2 (11.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total233
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase11.5%
 • Dwellings
77
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Websitewww.nvaupaluk.ca

Aupaluk (Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ) (2021 Population: 233) is a northern villageinNunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec. It is the least-populous Inuit community in Nunavik.

The name means "where the earth is red", referring to its iron-bearing (ferruginous) soil.

Its population has been increasing: it was 195 in 2011, up from 159 in 2001.

Aupaluk is located on the western shore of Ungava Bay, north of Tasiujaq and 80 km south of Kangirsuk. It is about 150 km northwest of Kuujjuaq.

It is served by nearby Aupaluk Airport.

Since 1996, the Kativik Regional Police Force (KRPF) provides police services for the village.[4]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aupaluk had a population of 233 living in 70 of its 77 total private dwellings, a change of 11.5% from its 2016 population of 209. With a land area of 28.68 km2 (11.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.1/km2 (21.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Education[edit]

The Kativik School Board operates the Tarsakallak School.[6] Its building was destroyed in a fire on March 15, 2014. The school at the time served a total of 54 students.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98661". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  • ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99105". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  • ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Aupaluk, Village nordique (VN) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  • ^ KRPF. "General Information". Home. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  • ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  • ^ "Our Schools Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine." Kativik School Board. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
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