Puvirnituq
Northern village, 2,213 residents (2026)60° 02′ N, 77° 16′ WName of Inuktitut origin
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Around Puvirnituq
In the municipality, within 5 km
- St Matthew's200 m
- Full Gospel Church300 m
- COOP Hotel300 m
- Camp Makivvik800 m
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Upcoming events
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History and growth
- 1952Founded (date according to Wikidata)
- September 2, 1989Incorporation as village nordique
- September 13, 1989Annexation of part of: Baie-d'Hudson (927 residents)
- February 23, 1995Former name: Povungnituk
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Sources
- Commission de toponymie du Québec (CC BY 4.0). Commission de toponymie du Québec, via Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Données GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0). © les contributeurs d'OpenStreetMap, ODbL.
- Répertoire des municipalités du Québec (MAMH) (CC BY 4.0). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, via Données Québec.
- Statistique Canada (Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada). Contient des données de Statistique Canada.
- Système d'information touristique Québec (ministère du Tourisme) (CC BY 4.0). Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, SIT Québec, via Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Données Wikidata (CC0).