Wemindji (Cree village municipality)
Wemindji (Cree: ᐐᒥᓂᒌ/Wîminicî) 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.
Wemindji
ᐐᒥᓂᒌ Wîminicî | |
|---|---|
  Wemindji | |
| Coordinates (16, rue Beaver[1]): 52°55′N 78°47′W[2] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| RCM | None |
| Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodney Mark |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 184.90 km2 (71.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 171.06 km2 (66.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) | N/A |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Wemindji.
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.