Eeyou Istchee James Bay

Eeyou Istchee James Bay Eeyou Istchee Baie-James ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°45′23″N 77°37′49″W / 49.75639°N 77.63028°W / 49.75639; -77.63028[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
Equivalent territory	Jamésie
Constituted	July 14, 1971
Government
• Type	Regional government
• Mayor	Mandy Gull
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
• Prov. riding	Ungava
Area [2][3]
• Total	274,623.30 km2 (106,032.65 sq mi)
• Land	283,123.42 km2 (109,314.56 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,638
• Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	67.1%
• Dwellings	1,331
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code	J0Y 1H0, J0Y 2B0, J0Y 2X0, J0Z 1H0, J0Z 3S0, J0Z 3V0
Area code	819
Website	www.greibj-eijbrg.com

Eeyou Istchee James Bay (French: Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Cree: ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ iiyiyiw aychii cheimiy pei) is a local municipality in the Jamésie (TE) in administrative region of Nord-du-Québec. Located to the east of James Bay, Eeyou Istchee James Bay covers 283,123.42 km² (109,314.56 sq mi) of land, making it the largest incorporated municipality in Canada — only eight unorganized territories are larger.^[3] Its territory covers almost entirely the Equivalent territory of Jamésie.

The hydroelectric power plants of the La Grande Complex are all located within the municipal boundaries of Eeyou Istchee James Bay, making the municipality strategically important to Quebec's energy policy. Other important economic sectors are mining, softwood logging, forestry, and tourism.