Kangerluk

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Kangerluk
Kangerluk is located in Greenland
Kangerluk
Kangerluk
Location within Greenland
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State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup-coat-of-arms.svg Qaasuitsup
Population (2010)
 • Total 33
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3953 Qeqertarsuaq

Kangerluk (old spelling: Kangerdluk), also called Diskofjord, is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in western Greenland, located on the southwestern shore of Disko Island. It had 33 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Population

Kangerluk is rapidly depopulating, having lost more than half of its population relative to the 2000 levels.[2]

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

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