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Aappilattoq

Rødførde
Aappilattoq Rødførde
	Aappilattoq Location on the southern tip of Greenland
	Coordinates: 60°09′01″N 44°17′06″W / 60.15028°N 44.28500°W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Kujalleq
Government
• Mayor	Hans Levisen
Population (2024)
• Total	90
Time zone	UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code	3922 Nanortalik

Aappilattoq or Rødførde is a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The name means "red", after the red mountain rising above the settlement in the Greenlandic language. The settlement had 90 inhabitants in 2024.^[2] The area of Aappilattoq has been inhabited since the 19th century, but the present-day village was founded in 1922.

The main occupations and sources of income are hunting and fishing.

Infrastructure and governance

The median age of the settlement is 31.4 years, the lowest in the municipality.^[3] The main settlement service house is maintained and operated by the Kujalleq municipality. There is also a general store operated by KNI, and a general repairs workshop. The local fire station is operated by Nanortalik fire department.

The settlement also houses a school, Jaajap atuarfia,^[4] which had 22 pupils in 2006.^[5] Appilattoq also has its own church.

Together with the settlements Narsarmijit and Tasiusaq the village is governed by a joint council. The head of the council is Hans Levisen.^[6]

Until December 31, 2008, the settlement belonged to the Nanortalik municipality. Since January 1, 2009, the settlement has been part of the Kujalleq municipality, when the former municipalities of Qaqortoq, Narsaq, and Nanortalik ceased to exist as administrative entities.

Transportation

The settlement has a heliport operated by Air Greenland. The village is served as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights. The main transportation routes are via air or sea. The village is practically inaccessible via land due to its remote location and the surrounding mountain region. Every summer a few large or very large cruise ships go through Prince Christian Sound and pass Aappilattoq. The largest cruise ship believed to have passed by is Voyager of the Seas in September 2022.^[7]

Geography

Aappilattoq is located east of Nanortalik, roughly 50 km north of Cape Farewell, the southern cape of Greenland.^[8] including Prince Christian Sound, a 100 km long, steep and 1⁄2-2 km wide fjord.

Mountains

Climate

Aappilatoq has a wet tundra climate (ET) with heavy precipitation and cold to very cold weather year-round.

Climate data for Aappilatoq
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.9 (26.8)	−2.4 (27.7)	−1.9 (28.6)	1.6 (34.9)	5.2 (41.4)	8.5 (47.3)	10.7 (51.3)	10.3 (50.5)	7.1 (44.8)	2.8 (37.0)	−0.1 (31.8)	−2.3 (27.9)	3.1 (37.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.8 (21.6)	−5.4 (22.3)	−4.8 (23.4)	−1.4 (29.5)	2.3 (36.1)	5.0 (41.0)	7.1 (44.8)	6.8 (44.2)	4.2 (39.6)	0.4 (32.7)	−2.6 (27.3)	−5.0 (23.0)	0.1 (32.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−8.6 (16.5)	−8.3 (17.1)	−7.7 (18.1)	−4.3 (24.3)	−0.6 (30.9)	1.6 (34.9)	3.6 (38.5)	3.4 (38.1)	1.3 (34.3)	−1.9 (28.6)	−5.1 (22.8)	−7.6 (18.3)	−2.8 (26.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	151 (5.9)	142 (5.6)	124 (4.9)	139 (5.5)	114 (4.5)	114 (4.5)	111 (4.4)	133 (5.2)	168 (6.6)	143 (5.6)	158 (6.2)	157 (6.2)	1,654 (65.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[9]

Population

Most towns and settlements in southern Greenland exhibit negative growth patterns over the last two decades, with many settlements rapidly depopulating. The population of Aappilattoq has decreased by more than a third relative to the 1990 levels, and by over 20 percent relative to the 2000 levels.^[10]

Aappilattoq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland^[10]

References

^ Kujalleq Municipality Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
^ "Population by place of birth, locality and time (primo)". Statistics Greenland. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ "Nanortalik Kommuneplan 2008-2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
^ "Folkeskolerne" (in Danish). Attat and KIIIP, Greenland Homerule Government. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^ "Skole og Daginstitutioner - Aappilattoq" (in Danish). Kujalleq Municipality. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^ "Aappilattoq - Kommune Kujalleq" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^ "Voyager Of The Seas - Aappilattoq Greenland #shorts". youtube. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ Greenland and the Arctic. By Etain O'Carroll and Mark Elliott. Lonely Planet 2005. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
^ "Climate: Aappilatoq". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics Greenland". Statistics Greenland. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

[muni|-1] Kujalleq Municipality Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)

[population-2] "Population by place of birth, locality and time (primo)". Statistics Greenland. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[3] "Nanortalik Kommuneplan 2008-2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

[4] "Folkeskolerne" (in Danish). Attat and KIIIP, Greenland Homerule Government. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

[5] "Skole og Daginstitutioner - Aappilattoq" (in Danish). Kujalleq Municipality. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

[6] "Aappilattoq - Kommune Kujalleq" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

[7] "Voyager Of The Seas - Aappilattoq Greenland #shorts". youtube. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[8] Greenland and the Arctic. By Etain O'Carroll and Mark Elliott. Lonely Planet 2005. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.

[9] "Climate: Aappilatoq". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[statbank-10] "Statistics Greenland". Statistics Greenland. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

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