Kangerluk

Kangerluk (old spelling: Kangerdluk), also called Diskofjord, is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in western Greenland, located on the southwestern shore of Disko Island. It had 11 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

For the fjord, see Kangerluk Fjord.
Kangerluk
Kangerluk
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11
Time zoneUTC-03
Postal code
3953 Qeqertarsuaq

Population

Kangerluk is rapidly depopulating, having lost more than half of its population relative to the 2000 levels.[2]

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

References
  1. Statistics Greenland
  2. Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine


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