Tiilerilaaq

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Tiilerilaaq
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Wooden houses in Tiilerilaaq
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Tiilerilaaq
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 65°53′20″N37°46′45″W / 65.88889°N 37.77917°W / 65.88889; -37.77917
StateFlag of Denmark (state).svg  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Municipality Sermersooq-coat-of-arms.png Sermersooq
Government
[1]
 • MayorPele Maratse
Population
 (2020)
 • Total96
Time zone UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3913 Tasiilaq

Tiilerilaaq [2] (formerly Tiniteqilaaq) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality, in southeastern Greenland. Its population was 96 in 2020. [3]

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Population

The population of Tiilerilaaq has decreased by 54 percent relative to the 1991 levels, and by 34 percent relative to the 2000 levels, [4] reflecting the depopulation of the nearby Kuummiit and Isortoq.

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Tiilerilaaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland [4]

Transport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village by helicopter as part of government contract, with flights from Tiniteqilaaq Heliport and Kulusuk Airport. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Sermersooq Municipality Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  2. ↑ Nu er 'Ittoqqortoormiit' blevet officielt
  3. ↑ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  4. 1 2 Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
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