Kuummiit | |
Other Name: | Kuummiut |
Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Greenland |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Sermersooq |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Anders Sanimuinnaq |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1915 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 248[2] |
Timezone: | UTC-03 |
Coordinates: | 65.8653°N -37.0083°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3913 Tasiilaq |
Kuummiit (Kalaallisut: Kuummiut) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. Founded in 1915, it had 248 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
The settlement is located on the eastern shore of the Ammassalik Fjord,[3] approximately 40km (30miles) to the northeast of Tasiilaq and 34km (21miles) to the north of Kulusuk.
The population of Kuummiit has decreased by more than 27% relative to its 1990 level and almost 15% relative to its 2000 level.[2]
The settlement is served by the Kuummiit Heliport .