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Upernavik Kujalleq

Field	Value
name	Upernavik Kujalleq
other_name	Søndre Upernavik
image_skyline	Upernavik Kujalleq 2007-07-24.jpg
imagesize	300px
image_caption	Upernavik Kujalleq
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	Avannaata
established_title	Founded
established_date	1855
population_as_of	2020
population_total	201
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	3962 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

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

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