Nutaarmiut
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
73°31′8″N 56°25′35″W / 73.51889°N 56.42639°W / 73.51889; -56.42639
Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland (2020)
3962 Upernavik
Nutaarmiut (old spelling: Nutârmiut) is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. It had 43 inhabitants in 2020.[1]
Nutaarmiut is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. Nutaarmiut Island has an area of 1.51 km2.
Infrastructure
The village is equipped with a school and a small church. Nutaarmiut Atuarfia, the local school, can accommodate around four students ranging from 1st to 7th grade.
Population
The population of Nutaarmiut has decreased by over a 40 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and has been steadily decreasing in the 2000s.[2] The main sources of income are fishing and seal hunting.
References
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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