Nutaarmiut

For other uses, see Nutaarmiut (disambiguation).

Nutaarmiut
Nutaarmiut
Nutaarmiut Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°31′8″N 56°25′35″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Population  (2020)
• Total	43
Time zone	UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Nutaarmiut (old spelling: Nutârmiut) is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. It had 43 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago

Nutaarmiut within the Upernavik Archipelago

Nutaarmiut is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. Nutaarmiut Island has an area of 1.51 km^2.

Infrastructure

The village is equipped with a Decent sized school and a small church. Nutaarmiut Atuarfia, the local school, can accommodate students ranging from 1st to 7th grade.

Population

The population of Nutaarmiut has decreased by over a 40 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and has been steadily decreasing in the 2000s.[2] The main sources of income are fishing and seal hunting.

Nutaarmiut population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[2]

References

1. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
2. Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine