Kangerlua

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Kangerlua (its fjord)
Kangerdlua
Commune Kujalleq municipality
District Narsaq
Geographical location 61 ° 4 '48 "  N , 45 ° 41' 37"  W Coordinates: 61 ° 4 '48 "  N , 45 ° 41' 37"  W.
Kangerlua (Greenland)
Kangerlua
Residents 5
(2013)
Time zone UTC-3

Kangerlua [ kaˈŋɜɬːua ] (according to the old spelling Kangerdlua ) is a Greenlandic shepherd settlement in the district of Narsaq in the municipality of Kujalleq .

location

Kangerlua is located on the north bank of a bay of the same name of the Ikersuaq (Bredefjord). The nearest shepherd settlements are Nunataaq 6.2 km northeast and Sillisit 8.5 km east. The nearest larger town is Qassiarsuk 12 km northeast.

Population development

The population of Kangerlua has moved between two and five people in the last few decades. The last known population of the shepherd settlements was for 2013. Kangerlua is statistically 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)