Kapisillit
| Kapisillit | |
|---|---|
  Kapisillit Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 64°26′10″N 50°16′10″W / 64.43611°N 50.26944°WCoordinates: 64°26′10″N 50°16′10″W / 64.43611°N 50.26944°W | |
| State |
 Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |
 Greenland |
| Municipality |
 Sermersooq |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Morten Johnsen |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 63 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3900 Nuuk |
Kapisillit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. In 2010, the settlement had 86 inhabitants.[2] Kapisillit means the salmon in the Greenlandic language.[3] The name refers to the belief that the only spawning-ground for salmon in Greenland is a river near the settlement.[4]
Geography
Kapisillit is located 75 km (47 mi) northeast of Nuuk, near the head of Kapisillit Kangerluaq,[5] one of the tributary fjords of the 160 km (99.4 mi) long,[6] Nuup Kangerlua, the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country.[6]
Economy
The inhabitants mostly subsist on hunting, fishing and tourism. The settlement has its own school, church, and grocery store.
Population
The population of Kapisillit has declined by nearly a third relative to the 2000 levels, levelling off since.[2]
References
- ↑ Sermersooq Municipality (Danish)
- 1 2 3 "Population in localities January 1.st by locality, age, gender and place of birth 1977-2010". Statistics Greenland. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 94. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
- ↑ "Settlements". Nuuk Tourism. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 154. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
- 1 2 "TIL OPPLYSNING". Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
