Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)
Cree village municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Chisasibi (Cree: ᒋᓵᓰᐲ/Cisâsîpî) is a Cree village municipality (VC) in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in Nord-du-Québec; 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.
Chisasibi
ᒋᓵᓰᐲ chisaasiipii | |
|---|---|
 Chisasibi | |
| Coordinates (1, rue Riverside[1]): 53°40′N 78°20′W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Eeyou Istchee |
| Constituted | 18 August 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Daisy House |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
• Total | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 480.29 km2 (185.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Change (2016–2021) | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 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: Chisasibi.
Demographics
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 Canadian censuses.
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisasibi had a population of 0, unchanged from its 2016 population and a land area of 480.29 km2 (185.44 sq mi).[4]