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Upernavik Kujalleq


FieldValue
nameUpernavik Kujalleq
other_nameSøndre Upernavik
image_skylineUpernavik Kujalleq 2007-07-24.jpg
imagesize300px
image_captionUpernavik Kujalleq
pushpin_mapGreenland
pushpin_map_captionLocation within Greenland
pushpin_mapsize300
subdivision_typeState
subdivision_nameKingdom of Denmark
subdivision_type1Constituent country
subdivision_name1Greenland
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Avannaata
established_titleFounded
established_date1855
population_as_of2020
population_total201
timezone1Western Greenland Time
utc_offset1−02:00
timezone1_DSTWestern Greenland Summer Time
utc_offset1_DST−01:00
coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code3962 Upernavik

Upernavik Kujalleq (old spelling: Upernavik Kujatdleq), formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station on Qeqertaq Island, the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago

Upernavik Kujalleq is the only settlement on Qeqertaq Island, which is the second largest island of Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. It is located near Qugdlungut, the southernmost point of the island, and features a heliport,

Transport

On weekdays, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport to Kangersuatsiaq and Upernavik.

Population

The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.

References

References

  1. [http://www.qaasuitsup.gl/da-DK/Om-kommunen/Byer-og-bygder/Upernavik/Upernavik-Kujalleq Qaasuitsup Municipality] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-21 {{in lang). da
  2. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  3. "Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals".
  4. "Statistics Greenland".
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