Kangerluk
Kangerluk
| Kangerluk | |
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 Kangerluk
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| 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.
Population
Kangerluk is rapidly depopulating, having lost more than half of its population relative to the 2000 levels. 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
- ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland
Categories: Disko Bay | Populated places in Greenland | Populated places of Arctic Greenland
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