Aupaluk

Aupaluk (Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ) (2011 Population: 195) is a northern village in Nunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec. It is the least-populous Inuit community in Nunavik.

Aupaluk ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ
Northern village municipality
Aupaluk
Coordinates: 59°18′N 69°36′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
TE	Kativik
Constituted	February 2, 1980
Government [2]
• Mayor	Johnny Akpahatak
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
• Prov. riding	Ungava
Area [2][3]
• Total	32.60 km^2 (12.59 sq mi)
• Land	30.12 km^2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	195
• Density	6.5/km^2 (17/sq mi)
• Change (2006–11)	12.1%
• Dwellings	59
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0M 1X0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.nvaupaluk.ca

The name means "where the earth is red", referring to its iron-bearing (ferruginous) soil.

Its population has been increasing: it was 174 in 2006, up from 159 in 2001.

Aupaluk is located on the western shore of Ungava Bay, north of Tasiujaq and 80 km south of Kangirsuk. It is about 150 km northwest of Kuujjuaq.

It is served by nearby Aupaluk Airport.

Since 1996, the Kativik Regional Police Force (KRPF) provides police services for the village.[4]

Education

The Kativik School Board operates the Tarsakallak School.[5] Its building was destroyed in a fire on March 15, 2014. The school at the time served a total of 54 students.

References

1. Reference number 98661 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 99105 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2499105) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. KRPF. "General Information". Home. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
5. "Our Schools." Kativik School Board. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.

External links

• http://www.nvaupaluk.ca/en/index_eng.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120228015740/http://www.nunavik-tourism.com/Aupaluk.aspx