[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Kangerluk

Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kangerluk
Kangerluk is located in Greenland
Kangerluk
Kangerluk
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 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
MunicipalityQeqertalik
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
13 (estimate)
Time zoneUTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3953 Qeqertarsuaq

Kangerluk (old spelling: Kangerdluk), also called Diskofjord, is a settlement in Qeqertalik municipality, in western Greenland, located on the southwestern shore of Disko Island along with the island's biggest settlement Qeqertarsuaq on the southern shore. It had 11 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

Population

[edit]

Kangerluk is rapidly depopulating, having lost two thirds of its population since 2010.[2]

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

References

[edit]