Tiilerilaaq

Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark

65°53′20″N 37°46′45″W / 65.88889°N 37.77917°W / 65.88889; -37.77917State

Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country

GreenlandMunicipality

SermersooqGovernment

^[1]

• MayorPele MaratsePopulation

(2020)

• Total96Time zoneUTC-03Postal code

3913 Tasiilaq

Tiilerilaaq^[2] (formerly Tiniteqilaaq) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality, in southeastern Greenland. Its population was 96 in 2020.^[3]

Population

The population of Tiilerilaaq has decreased by 54 percent relative to the 1991 levels, and by 34 percent relative to the 2000 levels,^[4] reflecting the depopulation of the nearby Kuummiit and Isortoq.

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

Transport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village by helicopter as part of government contract, with flights from Tiniteqilaaq Heliport and Kulusuk Airport.^[5]

References

^ Sermersooq Municipality Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
^ Nu er 'Ittoqqortoormiit' blevet officielt
^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine