Kangerluk

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Kangerluk
Diskofjord
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Kangerluk
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 69°29′04″N53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861
StateFlag of Denmark.svg  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Municipality Qeqertalik
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
13 (estimate)
Time zone UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3953 Qeqertarsuaq

Kangerluk, also known by its Danish name 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 (Godhavn) on the southern shore. It had 11 inhabitants in 2020. [1]

Population

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics Greenland". Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine


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