Issormiut

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Issormiut (the inhabitants of the earth)
Ivssormiut
Commune Kujalleq municipality
District Narsaq
Geographical location 61 ° 4 '22 "  N , 45 ° 30' 51"  W Coordinates: 61 ° 4 '22 "  N , 45 ° 30' 51"  W.
Issormiut (Greenland)
Issormiut
Residents 4
(2013)
Time zone UTC-3

Issormiut [ ˈiˌsːɔmːiutˢʰ ] (according to the old spelling Ivssormiut ) is a Greenlandic shepherd's settlement in the district of Narsaq in the municipality of Kujalleq .

location

Issormiut is located on the northwest bank of the Tunulliarfik . 1.7 km to the southwest is Sillisit , while to the northeast it is 4.1 km to Inneruulalik to the next shepherd's settlement . The next larger town is Qassiarsuk , which is 9 km to the north.

Population development

Issormiut used to be one of the larger shepherd settlements with a double-digit population. In the meantime, the number of residents fell to two people and was most recently four residents. The last known population of the shepherd settlements was for 2013. Statistically, Issormiut is listed under “Farms near Qassiarsuk”.

Individual evidence

  1. Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
  2. Lokaliteter i Grønland at stat.gl (.pdf)