Kulusuk
Kap Dan | |
|---|---|
 Kulusuk | |
  Kulusuk Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 65°34′31″N 37°11′00″W / 65.57528°N 37.18333°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Sermersooq |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pele Maratse |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 241[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3915 |
Kulusuk (old spelling: Qulusuk[3]), formerly Kap Dan, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, located on an island of the same name. The settlement population of 241 includes many Danes choosing to live there due to the airport.[1] In the Kalaallisut language, the name of the village means "Chest of a Black Guillemot".[3]
- ^ a b "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Sermersooq Municipality Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ a b Eastgreenland.com. "Kulusuk Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine".