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Umiujaq

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Umiujaq

Total population

444

Coordinates56.55°, -76.55°

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Overview

Umiujaq is a northern village near the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Nunavik in northern Quebec, Canada. The village was established in 1986 by Inuit from Kuujjuarapik, 160 km to the south, who decided to relocate away from the area affected by the James Bay Hydro-electric Project. The population in the Canada 2021 Census was 541.

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Geography

Latitude
56.5530
Longitude
-76.5458
Water area
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Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,024

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Attention level
Obscure

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