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Itilleq

Coordinates: 66°34′40″N 53°30′00″W / 66.57778°N 53.50000°W / 66.57778; -53.50000
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Itilleq
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
Founded1847
Government
 • MayorTukannguaq Dahl
Population
 (2020)
 • Total89
Time zoneUTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3911 Sisimiut

Itilleq (old spelling: Itivdleq) 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

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Itilleq was founded in 1847 on another island, but was later moved 1 kilometer east to its present location.

Economy

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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

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There is no road connection to any other settlement, but that is so for most other settlements in Greenland.

Air

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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

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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

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The population of Itilleq has been stable in the last two decades.[8]

Itilleq population dynamics
Itilleq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[8]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ Qeqqata Municipality[permanent dead link] (in Danish)
  2. ^ a b O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 162. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
  3. ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. ^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Home | AIM".
  6. ^ Royal Arctic Line, Angaju Ittuk schedule Archived 2011-07-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  7. ^ AUL, Timetable 2009[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine