Nuugaatsiaq

Nuugaatsiaq
Nuugaatsiaq Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 71°32′06″N 53°12′45″W / 71.535°N 53.2125°W / 71.535; -53.2125Coordinates: 71°32′06″N 53°12′45″W / 71.535°N 53.2125°W / 71.535; -53.2125
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Population (2010)
- Total	84
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3961 Uummannaq

Nuugaatsiaq (old spelling: Nûgâtsiaq) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland, located on an island off the southern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula, in the Uummannaq Fjord basin. It had 84 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Transport

Main article: Nuugaatsiaq Heliport

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Nuugaatsiaq Heliport to Illorsuit and Uummannaq.^[2]

Population

The population of Nuugaatsiaq has dropped by over 16 percent relative to the 2000 levels, reflecting a general trend in the region.^[3]

Nuugaatsiaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland^[3]

References

1. ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
2. ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Greenland