Eastmain (Cree village municipality)
Eastmain | |
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Cree village municipality | |
Eastmain | |
Coordinates (147, rue Shabow[1]): 52°11′N 78°10′W / 52.183°N 78.167°WCoordinates: 52°11′N 78°10′W / 52.183°N 78.167°W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
RCM | None |
Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
Government[1] | |
• chief | Rusty Cheezo |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area[1][3] | |
• Total | 330.20 km2 (127.49 sq mi) |
• Land | 316.91 km2 (122.36 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• 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 1W0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Eastmain 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: Cree 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: Eastmain.
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.