Kuummiit Explained

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]

Geography

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.

Population

The population of Kuummiit has decreased by more than 27% relative to its 1990 level and almost 15% relative to its 2000 level.[2]

Transports

The settlement is served by the Kuummiit Heliport .

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sermersooq.gl/da/politik/folkevalgte/bygdebestyrelser.aspx Sermersooq Municipality
  2. Web site: Population by Localities. Statistical Greenland. 2020-07-19. 2020-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200719030202/http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/Greenland__BE__BE01__BE0120/BEXST4.PX/?rxid=a1551b20-d1d5-4bcf-a80c-de114c001595. dead.
  3. Greenland Tourism a/s. Vandrekort Vestgrønland: Tasiilaq/Kulusuk. Compukort, Denmark. 1996.