Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality)

Whapmagoostui ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃ
Cree village municipality
Whapmagoostui
Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W / 55.250°N 77.750°W / 55.250; -77.750Coordinates: 55°15′N 77°45′W / 55.250°N 77.750°W / 55.250; -77.750[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
RCM-Equivalent	Eeyou Istchee
Constituted	June 28, 1978
Government [2]
• Mayor	Losty Mamianskum
• Prov. riding	Ungava
Area [2][3]
• Total	115.10 km2 (44.44 sq mi)
• Land	122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	0
• Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
• Change (2006–11)	N/A
• Dwellings	0
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0M 1G0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.whapmagoostuifn.ca

Whapmagoostui (Cree: ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃ/Wâpimâkuštui, "place of the beluga") 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: Whapmagoostui.

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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