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Eqalugaarsuit

Settlement in Kujalleq, Greenland

Summary

Settlement in Kujalleq, Greenland

Field	Value
name	Eqalugaarsuit
pushpin_map	Greenland
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Greenland
pushpin_mapsize	300
subdivision_type	State
subdivision_name	Kingdom of Denmark
subdivision_type1	Constituent country
subdivision_name1	Greenland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	[[File:Kujalleq-coat-of-arms.svg	22px]] Kujalleq
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Lars Boassen{{cite web
publisher	Kujalleq Municipality
title	Kujalleq Municipality
url	http://kujalleq.gl/dansk/by/10-7.htm
access-date	17 April 2011
language	da
url-status	dead
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20110721031237/http://kujalleq.gl/dansk/by/10-7.htm
archive-date	21 July 2011
population_as_of	2025
population_total	71
timezone1	Western Greenland Time
utc_offset1	−02:00
timezone1_DST	Western Greenland Summer Time
utc_offset1_DST	−01:00
coordinates
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	3920 Qaqortoq

|access-date=17 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721031237/http://kujalleq.gl/dansk/by/10-7.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011

Eqalugaarsuit (old spelling: Eqalugârssuit) is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located southeast of Qaqortoq and northwest of Alluitsup Paa.{{cite book

Until January 2009, the settlement — along Qassimiut and Saarloq, as well as 13 sheep farms — belonged to the Qaqortoq municipality. On 1 January 2009 the settlement became part of the Kujalleq municipality, and the Narsaq, Qaqortoq, and Nanortalik municipalities ceased to exist. The settlements are presently governed by a joint settlement council.

Economy

The main occupations in Eqalugaarsuit are hunting and fishing. There are currently plans of introducing muskox to the surrounding area, as a source of food and traditional hide, called qiviut, and as a tourist attraction.

Infrastructure

The settlement has two general stores, operated by KNI. There is also a church, a service house, and a home for the elderly. The settlement has its own school--Daanialiup atuarfia{{cite web |access-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323074737/http://www.vores-klasse.dk/school,2023.html |archive-date=23 March 2012

There are no cars in the settlement. The only form of motorized transportation is by tractors or 4-wheel-drive buggies. The settlement has a heliport. The harbour has a wharf, a port, and a separate fishing dock.

Population

Most towns and settlements in southern Greenland exhibit negative growth patterns over the last two decades, with many settlements rapidly depopulating. The population of Eqalugaarsuit has decreased nearly a third relative to the 1990 levels, and over 12 percent relative to the 2000 levels.{{cite web |access-date=17 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812052835/http://bank2.stat.gl/ |archive-date=12 August 2011

References

"Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
[http://www.imak.gl/fileadmin/pdf-filer/Ilinniartitsisof/2008/Dec_08.pdf Ilinniartitsisoq Report 2008]{{Dead link. (January 2026)

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