Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality)
Whapmagoostui
ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃ | |
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Whapmagoostui | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W / 55.250°N 77.750°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| RCM-Equivalent | Eeyou Istchee |
| Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Losty Mamianskum |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
• Total | 115.10 km2 (44.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) | N/A |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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.
As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Whapmagoostui.