Kapisillit | |
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Coordinates: 64°26′10″N 50°16′10″W / 64.43611°N 50.26944°W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Greenland |
Municipality | Sermersooq |
Government | |
• Mayor | Morten Johnsen |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Postal code | 3900 Nuuk |
Kapisillit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. In 2020, the settlement had 52 inhabitants.[2] Kapisillit means the salmon in the Greenlandic language (Danish: laksen).[3] The name refers to the belief that the only spawning-ground for salmon in Greenland is a river near the settlement.[4]