Kangerluk

Kangerluk
Kangerluk Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Population (2010)
• Total	33
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3953 Qeqertarsuaq

Kangerluk (old spelling: Kangerdluk) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in western Greenland, located on the southwestern shore of Disko Island. It had 33 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Population

Kangerluk is rapidly depopulating, having lost more than half of its population relative to the 2000 levels.^[2] If the trend continues much further, the settlement is likely to be closed.

Kangerluk population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland^[2]

References

v t e Cities, towns, and villages in Greenland Kujalleq Aappilattoq Alluitsup Paa Ammassivik Eqalugaarsuit Igaliku Nanortalik Narsaq Narsarmijit Narsarsuaq Østprøven Qaqortoq Qassiarsuk Qassimiut Qorlortorsuaq Saarloq Tasiusaq Qaasuitsup Aappilattoq Aasiaat Akunnaaq Attu Iginniarfik Ikamiut Ikerasaarsuk Ikerasak Ilimanaq Illorsuit Ilulissat Innaarsuit Kangaatsiaq Kangerluk Kangersuatsiaq Kitsissuarsuit Kullorsuaq Naajaat Niaqornaarsuk Niaqornat Nutaarmiut Nuugaatsiaq Nuussuaq Oqaatsut Qaanaaq Qaarsut Qasigiannguit Qeqertaq Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertat Qernertuarssuit Qilakitsoq Qullissat Saattut Saqqaq Savissivik Siorapaluk Tasiusaq Ukkusissat Upernavik Upernavik Kujalleq Uummannaq Qeqqata Atammik Itilleq Kangaamiut Kangerlussuaq Maniitsoq Napasoq Sarfannguit Sisimiut Sermersooq Arsuk Isortoq Ittoqqortoormiit Ivittuut Kangilinnguit Kapisillit Kulusuk Kuummiit Nuuk Paamiut Qeqertarsuatsiaat Sermiligaaq Tasiilaq Tiniteqilaaq Uunarteq