Atammik

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Atammik

Atammik
Aerial view of Atammik
Atammik is located in Greenland
Atammik
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 64°48′13″N 52°10′35″W / 64.80361°N 52.17639°W / 64.80361; -52.17639Coordinates: 64°48′13″N 52°10′35″W / 64.80361°N 52.17639°W / 64.80361; -52.17639
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qeqqata
Population (2010)
 - Total 197
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3912 Maniitsoq

Atammik (old spelling: Atangmik) is a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Located on the shores of Davis Strait, it had 197 inhabitants in 2010. It is the southernmost settlement in the municipality. The local Royal Greenland fish processing factory was closed in July 2010.


Population

The population of Atammik has remained relatively stable over the last two decades, decreasing in the last several years.

Atammik population dynamics
Atammik population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland

  1. ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
  2. ^ "RG's fabrik i Atammik lukket" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. 17 July 2010. http://sermitsiaq.ag/erhverv/article124360.ece. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Statistics Greenland
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