Kujalleq
southernmost municipality of Greenland
Kujalleq (Greenlandic: Greenlandic pronunciation: [kujaɬːɜq̚], Danish: Syden, lit. 'The South') is a municipality of Greenland. The largest settlement there is Qaqortoq.
Kujalleq Municipality
Kommune Kujalleq | |
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![]() Location of Kujalleq within Greenland | |
Coordinates (Kujalleq Commune): 61°00′N 45°00′W / 61.000°N 45.000°W | |
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Municipality | Kujalleq |
Established | 1 January 2009 |
Municipal center | Qaqortoq |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kiista P. Isaksen (Siumut) |
Area | |
• Total | 32,000 km2 (12,355 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 6,292 |
• Density | 0.197/km2 (0.51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Calling code | +299 |
ISO 3166 code | GL-KU |
Website | kujalleq.gl |
References
change- ↑ "Kommune Kujalleq". Kujalleq Municipality. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures 2010
- ↑ "Population January 1st by municipality and time". Statistical Greenland. Retrieved 12 March 2022.[permanent dead link]