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Aappilattoq
AappilattoqLocation within Greenland
Coordinates: 72°53′00″N 55°36′00″W / 72.88333°N 55.60000°W / 72.88333; -55.60000
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1805
Population
• Total	149
Time zone	UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Aappilattoq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [aːpːilatːɔq]) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805, the settlement had 149 inhabitants in 2020.

Upernavik Archipelago

Aappilattoq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56.000°W / 71.833; -56.000 to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W / 74.833; -57.500.

Transport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.

Population

The population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since.

References

1. Qaasuitsup Municipality Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
2. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
3. Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
4. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
5. Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Cities, towns, and villages in Greenland
Avannaata	Aappilattoq Ikerasak Ilimanaq Illorsuit Ilulissat Innaarsuit Kangersuatsiaq Kullorsuaq Naajaat Niaqornat Nutaarmiut Nuugaatsiaq Nuussuaq Oqaatsut Qaanaaq Qaarsut Qeqertaq Qeqertat Saattut Saqqaq Savissivik Siorapaluk Tasiusaq Ukkusissat Upernavik Upernavik Kujalleq Uummannaq
Kujalleq	Aappilattoq Alluitsup Paa Ammassivik Eqalugaarsuit Igaliku Nanortalik Narsaq Narsarmijit Narsarsuaq Qaqortoq Qassiarsuk Qassimiut Qorlortorsuaq Saarloq Tasiusaq
Qeqertalik	Aasiaat Akunnaaq Attu Iginniarfik Ikamiut Ikerasaarsuk Qasigiannguit Qeqertarsuaq Kangerluk Kangaatsiaq Kitsissuarsuit Niaqornaarsuk
Qeqqata	Atammik Itilleq Kangaamiut Kangerlussuaq Maniitsoq Napasoq Sarfannguit Sisimiut
Sermersooq	Arsuk Isertoq Ittoqqortoormiit Kangilinnguit Kapisillit Kulusuk Kuummiit Nuuk Paamiut Qeqertarsuatsiaat Sermiligaaq Tasiilaq Tiilerilaaq

• Populated places in Greenland
• Populated places of Arctic Greenland
• Upernavik Archipelago
• 1805 establishments in Greenland