Kawawachikamach

Kawawachikamach is a Naskapi village municipality in the territory of the Kativik Regional Government in northern . It is the only Naskapi village municipality, but nevertheless has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Cree village municipalities, northern villages, and ordinary villages.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lac-John and Matimekosh.

Hamlet
is a First Nations reserve on John Lake in the region of , Canada, about 3.5 kilometres north-east from the centre of . is situated 6 km south of Kawawachikamach.

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is a First Nations reserve on Lake Pearce in the region of , Canada. Together with the Lac-John Reserve, it belongs to the Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John. is situated 7 km southwest of Kawawachikamach.

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is a community in regional county municipality. It is not accessible by road. was established by the Iron Ore Company of Canada in 1954 to support the mining of rich iron ore deposits in the area.

Kawawachikamach

Latitude
54.86168° or 54° 51′ 42″ north
Longitude
-66.76089° or 66° 45′ 39″ west
Population
636
Open location code
976MV66Q+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3633036859
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q14875525
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