Sermiligaaq

Sermiligaaq

Sermiligaq
Sermiligaaq

Location within Greenland

Coordinates: 65°54′28″N 36°22′45″W / 65.90778°N 36.37917°W / 65.90778; -36.37917Coordinates: 65°54′28″N 36°22′45″W / 65.90778°N 36.37917°W / 65.90778; -36.37917
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Sermersooq
Government[1]
  Mayor Anders Sanimuinnaq
Population (2010)
  Total 222
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3913 Tasiilaq

Sermiligaaq (old spelling: Sermiligâq) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. I is located near the Sermilik Fjord. Its population was 222 in 2010.[2] In Kalaallisut, its name means "Beautiful Glacierfjord".

Population

The population of Sermiligaaq has slowly increased in the last two decades, unlike in the neighboring settlements of Kuummiit and Kulusuk.[3]

Sermiligaaq population dynamics
Sermiligaaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[3]

Transports

The settlement is served by the Sermiligaaq Heliport.

References

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