Illorsuit
| Illorsuit | |
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 Illorsuit
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| Coordinates: 71°14′30″N 53°34′00″W / 71.24167°N 53.5666667°WCoordinates: 71°14′30″N 53°34′00″W / 71.24167°N 53.5666667°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 91 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3961 Uummannaq |
Illorsuit (old spelling: Igdlorssuit) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in western Greenland. Located on the northeastern shore of Illorsuit Island − northwest of Uummannaq at the mouth of the Uummannaq Fjord − the settlement had 91 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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[edit] Transport
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Illorsuit Heliport to Nuugaatsiaq and Uummannaq.[2]
[edit] Population
The population of Illorsuit has dropped by 28 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and by nearly 17 percent relative to the 2000 levels, reflecting a general trend in the region.[1]
[edit] Notable people
- Lars Emil Johansen (b. 1946), the second Prime Minister of Greenland
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Population in localities January 1.st by locality, age, gender and place of birth 1977-2010". Statistics Greenland. http://bank2.stat.gl/dialog/varval.asp?ma=BEEST4&ti=Population+in+localities+January+1%2Est+by+locality%2C+age%2C+gender+and+place+of+birth+1977%2D2010&path=../Database/Greenland/Population/Population%20in%20Greenland/&search=ILLORSUIT&lang=4. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
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