Kangiqsujuaq

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Kangiqsujuaq

Total population

552

Coordinates61.60°, -71.95°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kangiqsujuaq is a northern village in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 837 in the Canada 2021 Census. The community has also been known as Wakeham Bay. The name "Kangiqsujuaq" means "the large bay" in Inuktitut.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Quebec

• Salluit
  126.9 mi away · pop. 1,347
• Kangirsuk
  127.4 mi away · pop. 549
• Aupaluk
  177.9 mi away · pop. 233
• Kangiqsualujjuaq
  287.8 mi away
• Umiujaq
  384.9 mi away · pop. 444
• Kawawachikamach
  502.1 mi away · pop. 636
• Matimekosh
  505.1 mi away · pop. 595
• Sakami
  566.6 mi away
• Mistissini
  776.2 mi away · pop. 3,285
• Clarke City
  814.4 mi away
• Gallix
  818.1 mi away
• Chapais
  824.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kangiqsujuaq

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Dwarf Fireweed

Chamaenerion latifolium

Seen 2025-07-29

Northern Arches

Apamea zeta

Seen 2024-08-13

White-veined Arctic

Oeneis bore

Seen 2024-08-13

Clepsis moeschleriana

Clepsis moeschleriana

Seen 2024-08-13

Velvetbells

Bartsia alpina

Seen 2024-08-13

Xestia okakensis

Xestia okakensis

Seen 2024-08-12

Lasionycta phoca

Lasionycta phoca

Seen 2024-08-12

Entephria bradorata

Entephria bradorata

Seen 2024-08-12

Chionodes sattleri

Chionodes sattleri

Seen 2024-08-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).