Kulusuk Facts

Area3.6 km²
Population41
Male Population21 (50.7%)
Female Population20 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2015)+24.2%
Population change (2000 to 2015)-21.2%
Median Age34.3 years (Male: 40.2, Female: 28.1)
Local Time
TimezoneGreenland Summer Time
Lat & Lng65.57529, -37.18606
Postal Codes3915

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Kulusuk Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data1975199020002015
Population33585241
Population Density9.1 / km²16 / km²14.3 / km²11.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kulusuk Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 21.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kulusuk+24.2%-29.3%-21.2%
Sermersooq+364.8%+155%+9.2%
Greenland-6.7%+16.2%+0.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kulusuk Median Age

Median Age: 34.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kulusuk34.3 yrs28.1 yrs40.2 yrs
Sermersooq33.9 yrs32.6 yrs35.1 yrs
Greenland33.6 yrs32.1 yrs35 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kulusuk Population Density

Population Density: 11.3 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kulusuk413.625 km²11.3 / km²
Sermersooq11,370546,450.6 km²0 / km²
Greenland34,4832,165,628.3 km²0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kulusuk Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2015

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kulusuk CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kulusuk993 tn24.23 tn274 tons/km²
Sermersooq272,342 tn23.95 tn0.5 tons/km²
Greenland813,754 tn23.6 tn0.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Kulusuk CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)993 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita24.23 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)274 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/13/1912:32 PM4.439.4 km10,000 m34km NNE of Tasiilaq, Greenlandusgs.gov
4/25/087:39 AM4.133.4 km10,000 meastern Greenlandusgs.gov
9/8/041:28 PM4.297.7 km10,000 meastern Greenlandusgs.gov
5/1/9312:01 PM459.7 km10,000 meastern Greenlandusgs.gov
1/13/915:22 PM4.822.2 km10,000 meastern Greenlandusgs.gov

Kulusuk

Kulusuk (old spelling: Qulusuk), formerly Kap Dan, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, located on an island of the same name. The settlement population of 267 is quite uncommon for an Inuit settlement in Greenlan..

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