Wemindji
Wemindji is a village of about 1400 people in Quebec on James Bay, which is the southern part of Hudson Bay. Wemindji is part of the Cree Aboriginal nation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 1,240 residents
- Description: Cree village municipality in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Paint Hills” and “ᐐᒥᓂᒌ Wemindji”
- Neighbors: Baie-James
Places of Interest
Highlights include Billy Blackned Memorial Park.
Wemindji
- Categories: Cree village and locality
- Location: Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Northern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
53.0048° or 53° 0′ 17″ northLongitude
-78.808° or 78° 48′ 29″ westPopulation
1,240Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)IATA airport code
YNCUnited Nations Location Code
CA YNCOpen location code
9753253R+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 656689894OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
6178040Wikidata ID
Q3567207
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Atikamekw to Turkish—“Wemindji” goes by many names.
- Atikamekw: “Wemindji”
- Dutch: “Wemindji”
- French: “Nouveau-Comptoir”
- French: “Wemindji”
- German: “Wemindji”
- Spanish: “Wemindji”
- Turkish: “Wemindji”
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