Sermiligaaq

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Sermiligaaq

Sermiligaaq
Sermiligaq
Sermiligaaq is located in Greenland
Sermiligaaq
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 65°54′28″N 36°22′45″W / 65.90778°N 36.37917°W / 65.90778; -36.37917Coordinates: 65°54′28″N 36°22′45″W / 65.90778°N 36.37917°W / 65.90778; -36.37917
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Government
 - Mayor Anders Sanimuinnaq
Population (2010)
 - Total 222
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3913 Tasiilaq

Sermiligaaq (old spelling: Sermiligâq) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. Its population is 222 as of 2010. In Greenlandic, its name Sermiligaaq means 'the beautiful glacierfjord'.


Population

The population of Sermiligaaq has slowly increased in the last two decades, unlike in the neighboring settlements of Kuummiit and Kulusuk.

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

  1. ^ Sermersooq Municipality (Danish)
  2. ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
  3. ^ a b Statistics Greenland
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