Nutaarmiut

Nutaarmiut (old spelling: Nutârmiut) is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland. It had 36 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

For other uses, see Nutaarmiut (disambiguation).
Nutaarmiut
Nutaarmiut
Nutaarmiut
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°31′8″N 56°25′35″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Population
 (2010)
 • Total36
Time zoneUTC-03
Postal code
3962 Upernavik

Upernavik Archipelago
Main article: Upernavik Archipelago
Nutaarmiut within the Upernavik Archipelago

Nutaarmiut is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. Nutaarmiut Island has an area of 1.51 km².

Population

The population of Nutaarmiut has decreased by over a 40 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and has been steadily decreasing in the 2000s.[2]

Nutaarmiut population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[2]

References
  1. Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  2. Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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