Upernavik Kujalleq

Upernavik Kujalleq Søndre Upernavik
Upernavik Kujalleq
Upernavik Kujalleq Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 72°09′16″N 55°31′29″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1855
Population  (2020)
• Total	201
Time zone	UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
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,[1] the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.[2]

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago

Upernavik Kujalleq within the 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.[3]

Population

The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]

Upernavik Kujalleq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[4]

References

1. Qaasuitsup Municipality Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
2. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
3. "Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals". Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
4. "Statistics Greenland". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-05-05.