Itilleq
Itilleq | |
|---|---|
| Udstedholm (Itilleq) in April 2016 Udstedholm (Itilleq) in April 2016 | |
Itilleq is located in Greenland Itilleq Itilleq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 66°34′40′′N 53°30′00′′W / 66.57778°N 53.50000°W / 66.57778; -53.50000 | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqqata |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tukannguaq Dahl |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 89 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3911 Sisimiut |
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Itilleq is a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It is located on a small island around 1 km from the mainland, 45 km south of Sisimiut [2] and 2 km north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of Davis Strait. It had 89 inhabitants in 2020.[3]
History
[edit ]Itilleq was founded in 1847 on another island, but was later moved 1 kilometer east to its present location.
Economy
[edit ]The main trade in the settlement is fishing and hunting, with a fish factory being the principal employer in the settlement. The island has no freshwater, and for this reason Itilleq makes use of a facility for forming freshwater from seawater. The village is served by the communal all-purpose Pilersuisoq store.[2]
Transport
[edit ]There is no road connection to any other settlement, but that is so for most other settlements in Greenland.
Air
[edit ]The closest aerodrome is Sisimiut Airport in Sisimiut, with connections to Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq, Maniitsoq, and Nuuk operated by Air Greenland.[4] There are no regular helicopter services to coastal settlements of Davis Strait in the Qeqqata and Sermersooq municipalities. But Itilleq has a helipad (20m, gravel) referenced also in the AIP [5] (BGIQ), so there is on-demand air service possible.
Sea
[edit ]Royal Arctic Line provides weekly ferry services to Sarfannguit and Sisimiut,[6] a port of call for the Arctic Umiaq Line, with connections to Ilulissat and Aasiaat in the Disko Bay region, and to coastal towns in southwestern and southern Greenland.[7]
Population
[edit ]The population of Itilleq has been stable in the last two decades.[8]
Notable residents
[edit ]- Hans Enoksen − the fourth Prime Minister of Greenland (2002-2009)
References
[edit ]- ^ Qeqqata Municipality [permanent dead link ] (in Danish)
- ^ a b O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 162. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals Archived 2010年03月09日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home | AIM".
- ^ Royal Arctic Line, Angaju Ittuk schedule Archived 2011年07月03日 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ AUL, Timetable 2009 [permanent dead link ]
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011年08月12日 at the Wayback Machine
