Aappilattoq | |
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  Aappilattoq Location on the southern tip of Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 60°09′01″N 44°17′06″W / 60.15028°N 44.28500°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Kujalleq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans Levisen |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 100 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3922 Nanortalik |
Aappilattoq (old spelling: Augpilagtoq) is a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The name means "red", after the red mountain rising above the settlement in the Greenlandic language. The settlement had 100 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
The area of Aappilattoq has been inhabited since the 19th century, but the present-day village was founded in 1922.
The main occupations and sources of income are hunting and fishing.
- ^ Kujalleq Municipality Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.