Upernavik Kujalleq
Søndre Upernavik
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Upernavik Kujalleq
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  Upernavik Kujalleq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 72°09′16″N 55°31′29″W / 72.15444°N 55.52472°W / 72.15444; -55.52472 | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 201 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code |
3962 Upernavik
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Upernavik Kujalleq (old spelling: Upernavik Kujatdleq), formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station on Qeqertaq Island,[1] the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
Upernavik Kujalleq is the only settlement on Qeqertaq Island, which is the second largest island of Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. It is located near Qugdlungut, the southernmost point of the island, and features a heliport,
On weekdays, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Upernavik Kujalleq HeliporttoKangersuatsiaq and Upernavik.[3]
The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]
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