Upernavik Kujalleq Søndre Upernavik
Upernavik Kujalleq
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)
• Total	201
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

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 Archipelago

Upernavik Kujalleq within the Upernavik Archipelago

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,

Transport

On weekdays, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport to Kangersuatsiaq and Upernavik.^[3]

Population

The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.^[4]

Upernavik Kujalleq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland^[4]