Kangerluk

Kangerluk
Diskofjord
Kangerluk is located in Disko Bay
Kangerluk
Kangerluk
Location within Greenland
Kangerluk is located in Greenland
Kangerluk
Kangerluk
Kangerluk (Greenland)
Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
MunicipalityQeqertalik
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
4
Time zoneUTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3953 Qeqertarsuaq

Kangerluk, also known by its Danish name Diskofjord, is a settlement in Qeqertalik municipality, in western Greenland, located on the southwestern shore of Disko Island along with the island's biggest settlement Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn) on the southern shore. It had 11 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

Population

Diskofjord is rapidly depopulating, having lost two thirds of its population since 2010.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ "Statistics Greenland". Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine