Waswanipi (Cree village municipality)

Waswanipi (Cree: ᐙᔂᓂᐲ or Wâswânipî) 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.

Waswanipi
ᐙᔂᓂᐲ
Wâswânipî
Waswanipi is located in Quebec
Waswanipi
Waswanipi
Coordinates (Édifice Diom-Blacksmith[1]): 49°44′N 76°10′W[2]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
RCMNone
ConstitutedJune 28, 1978
Government
  MayorPaul Gull
  Prov. ridingUngava
Area
  Total232.40 km2 (89.73 sq mi)
  Land211.52 km2 (81.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total0
  Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
  Change (2006–11)
N/A
  Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Websitewww.waswanipi.com

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Waswanipi.

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waswanipi had a population of 0 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings, no change from its 2016 population of 0. With a land area of 213.35 km2 (82.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

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