The coastal village of Kangirsuk is located in northern Quebec (on Ungava Bay, east of Hudson Bay).
Kangirsuk was established in 1921 and was incorporated January 17, 1981.
Time Zone: Kangirsuk lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
The village of Kangirsuk was previously named Bellin. Going back to its beginning, The community of Kangirsuk was originally named Payne River<2>. For more information about the names of Kangirsuk, see The Names of Kangirsuk on our Genealogy Page.
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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 819 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 468 or 873. New phone numbers in the Kangirsuk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 819, 468 or 873. As a result, placing a call in the Kangirsuk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).