Kuujjuaq

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Kuujjuaq

Total population

2,668

Air quality index

30Good

Coordinates58.11°, -68.40°

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

Overview

Kuujjuaq is a former Hudson's Bay Company outpost at the mouth of the Koksoak River on Ungava Bay that has become the largest northern village in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada. It is the administrative capital of the Kativik Regional Government. Its population was 2,668 as of the 2021 census.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Inuit environmentalist

Willie Adams

Canadian politician

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Charlie Watt

Canadian politician

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Johnny Ned Adams

Canadian mayor

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An Antane Kapesh

Canadian writer

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