Kangerluk

Kangerluk
Kangerluk

Location within Greenland

Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°WCoordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W
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]

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

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