Kangerluk

Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country GreenlandMunicipalityQeqertalikPopulation
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3953 Qeqertarsuaq

Kangerluk (old spelling: Kangerdluk), also called 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 on the southern shore. It had 11 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

Population

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

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

References

  1. ^ Statistics Greenland
  2. ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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