Kulusuk

Kulusuk
Kap Dan
Kulusuk
Kulusuk
Kulusuk is located in Greenland
Kulusuk
Kulusuk
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 65°34′31″N 37°11′00″W / 65.57528°N 37.18333°W / 65.57528; -37.18333
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
Municipality Sermersooq
Founded1909
Government
 • MayorPele Maratse
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
241[1]
Time zoneUTC−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]

  1. ^ a b "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. ^ Sermersooq Municipality Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  3. ^ a b Eastgreenland.com. "Kulusuk Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine".