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Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Napasoq
Aerial view of NapasoqAerial view of Napasoq
Napasoq is located in GreenlandNapasoqNapasoqLocation within Greenland
Coordinates: 65°02′50″N 52°22′50″W / 65.04722°N 52.38056°W / 65.04722; -52.38056
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
Municipality Qeqqata
Government
 • MayorJens Kristiansen
Population
 • Total80
Time zoneUTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code3912 Maniitsoq

Napasoq (old spelling: Napassoq/Napâssoq) is an island settlement in the Qeqqata municipality, in central-western Greenland. Located on a small island on the shores of Davis Strait, it had 80 inhabitants in 2020.

Population

Napasoq is the smallest settlement in the municipality, and has been depopulating for the last two decades. Its population has decreased more than a half relative to the 1990 levels, and by nearly 16 percent relative to the 2000 levels.

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

References

  1. Qeqqata Municipality (in Danish)
  2. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  3. ^ Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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