Kujalleq
Syden (Danish) | |
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Kujalleq Municipality Kommune Kujalleq (Greenlandic) | |
Coordinates (Kujalleq Commune): 61°00′N 45°00′W / 61.000°N 45.000°W | |
Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
Country | Greenland |
Municipality | Kujalleq |
Established | 1 January 2009 |
Municipal center | Qaqortoq |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stine Egede (Inuit Ataqatigiit) |
Area | |
• Total | 32,000 km2 (12,355 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 6,292 |
• Density | 0.197/km2 (0.51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Calling code | +299 |
ISO 3166 code | GL-KU |
Website | kujalleq.gl |
Kujalleq (Greenlandic: Greenlandic pronunciation: [kujaɬːɜq̚], Danish: Syden, lit. 'The South') is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).