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For the fjord, see Kangerluk Fjord. Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Kangerluk
Kangerluk is located in GreenlandKangerlukKangerlukLocation within Greenland
Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
MunicipalityQeqertalik
Population
 • Total13 (estimate)
Time zoneUTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code3953 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.

Population

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

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

References

  1. Statistics Greenland
  2. ^ Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Cities, towns, and villages in Greenland
Avannaata
Kujalleq
Qeqertalik
Qeqqata
Sermersooq


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