Sanikiluaq
Sanikiluaq
ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ | |
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Sanikiluaq in December | |
| Coordinates: 56°32′N 079°14′W / 56.533°N 79.233°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Electoral district | Hudson Bay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Johnnie Cookie |
| • MLA | Daniel Qavvik |
| Area (2021) | |
• Total | 109.68 km2 (42.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,010 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | www.sanikiluaq.ca |
Sanikiluaq (Inuktitut: ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ [sanikiluaq]) is a municipality and Inuit community located on the north coast of Flaherty Island in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands. Despite being geographically much closer to the shores of Ontario and Quebec, the community and the Belcher Islands lie within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.