Itilleq
Itilleq | |
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Itilleq | |
Coordinates: 66°34′40″N 53°30′00″W / 66.57778°N 53.50000°WCoordinates: 66°34′40″N 53°30′00″W / 66.57778°N 53.50000°W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Greenland |
Municipality | Qeqqata |
Founded | 1847 |
Government[1] | |
• Mayor | Tukannguaq Dahl |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 112 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Postal code | 3911 Sisimiut |
Itilleq (old spelling: Itivdleq) is a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Located 45 km south of Sisimiut[2] on the shores of Davis Strait, it had 112 inhabitants in 2010.[3]
History
Itilleq was founded in 1847 on another island, but was later moved 1 kilometer east to its present location.
Economy
The main trade in the settlement is fishing and hunting, with a fish factory being the principal employer in the settlement. The island has no freshwater, and for this reason Itilleq makes use of a facility for forming freshwater from seawater. The village is served by the communal all-purpose Pilersuisoq store.[2]
Transport
Air
The closest aerodrome is Sisimiut Airport in Sisimiut, with connections to Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq, Maniitsoq, and Nuuk operated by Air Greenland.[4] There are no helicopter services to coastal settlements of Davis Strait in the Qeqqata and Sermersooq municipalities.
Sea
Royal Arctic Line provides weekly ferry services to Sarfannguit and Sisimiut,[5] a port of call for the Arctic Umiaq Line, with connections to Ilulissat and Aasiaat in the Disko Bay region, and to coastal towns in southwestern and southern Greenland.[6]
Population
The population of Itilleq has been stable in the last two decades.[7]
Notable residents
- Hans Enoksen − the fourth Prime Minister of Greenland (2002-2009)
References
- ↑ Qeqqata Municipality (Danish)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 162. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
- ↑ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
- ↑ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
- ↑ Royal Arctic Line, Angaju Ittuk schedule (Danish)
- ↑ AUL, Timetable 2009
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistics Greenland