Ungava Tulattavik Health Center
Kuujjuaq hospital
UTHC’s hospital is located in Kuujjuaq, Ungava Bay’s largest community with close to 3,000 residents as well as: 3 grocery stores, 2 hotels, 2 restaurants, 1 gym, 1 pool, 1 cinema, 1 bar and many nights illuminated by aurora borealis. In Kuujjuaq, life is both comfortable and adventurous. About 300 UTHC employees work here.
Kuujjuaq in a few words
Features of the territory
Tourist attractions
With about 3,000 residents, it’s Nunavik’s largest village
Nunavik’s administrative center
Means "big river" in inuktitut, in reference to the Koksoak River that flows by the village
Kuujjuaq sprung up after a Hudson Bay Company trading post was established there around 1930
The village is situated just below the tree line
Guided snowmobile expeditions to observe musk oxen
Dogsled excursions
Fishing contests
Annual Aqpik Jam music festival
Historical remnants of the Old-Chimo village across the river
Map of Kuujjuaq
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