Coordinates: 69°29′04″N 53°56′55″W / 69.48444°N 53.94861°W / 69.48444; -53.94861

Kangerluk

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Kangerluk
Diskofjord
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StateFile:Flag of Denmark.svg Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent countryFile:Flag of Greenland.svg 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

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

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

References

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  2. ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine