Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup

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Aappilattoq
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Aappilattoq Location within Greenland
Coordinates:
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Founded	1805
Population (2010)
• Total	180
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Aappilattoq (IATA: AOQ) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup 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 180 inhabitants in 2010.

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago

Aappilattoq within the Upernavik Archipelago

Aappilattoq within the 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 to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately .

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.

Aappilattoq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland

Aappilattoq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland