| Upernavik Kujalleq | |
| Other Name: | Søndre Upernavik |
| Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Greenland |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | State |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Avannaata |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1855 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 201 |
| Timezone: | UTC-03 |
| Coordinates: | 72.1544°N -55.5247°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3962 Upernavik |
Upernavik Kujalleq (old spelling: Upernavik Kujatdleq), formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station on Qeqertaq Island,[1] the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
See main article: article and Upernavik Archipelago.
Upernavik Kujalleq is the only settlement on Qeqertaq Island, which is the second largest island of Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. It is located near Qugdlungut, the southernmost point of the island, and features a heliport,
On weekdays, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport to Kangersuatsiaq and Upernavik.[3]
The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]