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Waskaganish (Cree village municipality)

Waskaganish
Cree village municipality
Waskaganish is located in Quebec
Waskaganish
Waskaganish
Coordinates (70, rue Waskaganish): 51°12′N 78°46′W / 51.200°N 78.767°W / 51.200; -78.767Coordinates: 51°12′N 78°46′W / 51.200°N 78.767°W / 51.200; -78.767
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Nord-du-Québec
RCM None
Constituted June 28, 1978
Government
 • Mayor Darlene Cheechoo
 • Prov. riding Ungava
Area
 • Total 294.30 km2 (113.63 sq mi)
 • Land 277.76 km2 (107.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 0
 • Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11) N/A
 • Dwellings 0
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0M 1R0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.waskaganish.ca

Waskaganish 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: Waskaganish.

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.


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