Chisasibi (Cree: ᒋᓵᓰᐲ/Cisâsîpî) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; 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
Cree village municipality
Chisasibi
Coordinates (1, rue Riverside[1]): 53°40′N 78°20′W[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
RCM	None
Constituted	August 18, 1980
Government [1]
• Chief	Daisy House
• Prov. riding	Ungava
Area [1][3]
• Total	497.80 km2 (192.20 sq mi)
• Land	491.63 km2 (189.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	0
• Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
• Change (2006–11)	N/A
• Dwellings	4,985
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0M 1E0
Area code	819
Website	www.chisasibi.ca

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Chisasibi.

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 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisasibi had a population of 4,985, an increase of 2.3% from its 2016 population of 4,872. With a land area of 480.29 km² (185.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km² (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

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