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Attu, Greenland

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Attu has experienced a sharp decline in population over a long period of time. The settlement lost nearly 36 percent of its population relative to the 1990 levels, and more than a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, with the population still decreasing.
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serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from
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are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by
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Attu population growth dynamics in the last two decades.
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The ferry links Attu with 209: 48: 7: 10: 913: 308:"Population by Localities" 110: 15: 796: 743: 670: 582: 571: 425: 179: 167: 159: 154: 142: 122: 104: 69: 61:Location within Greenland 35: 28: 198:municipality in western 16:Not to be confused with 194:is a settlement in the 378:July 21, 2011, at the 337:March 9, 2010, at the 355:May 22, 2009, at the 89:67.94056°N 53.62278°W 373:Statistics Greenland 227:Kangaatsiaq Heliport 350:Diskoline timetable 244:, and further with 124:Constituent country 94:67.94056; -53.62278 85: /  560:Upernavik Kujalleq 160: • Total 117:Kingdom of Denmark 874: 873: 851:Qeqertarsuatsiaat 189: 188: 904: 816:Ittoqqortoormiit 577: 412: 405: 398: 389: 388: 382: 370: 359: 347: 341: 329: 323: 322: 320: 319: 304: 278: 184:3955 Kangaatsiaq 135: 133: 132: 115: 113: 112: 100: 99: 97: 96: 95: 90: 86: 83: 82: 81: 78: 51: 50: 44: 26: 25: 912: 911: 907: 906: 905: 903: 902: 901: 877: 876: 875: 870: 792: 739: 666: 578: 569: 421: 416: 386: 385: 380:Wayback Machine 371: 362: 357:Wayback Machine 348: 344: 339:Wayback Machine 330: 326: 317: 315: 306: 305: 301: 296: 291: 290: 289: 284: 279: 266: 223:Aasiaat Airport 212: 185: 130: 128: 108: 93: 91: 87: 84: 79: 76: 74: 72: 71: 65: 64: 63: 62: 59: 58: 57: 56: 52: 31: 24: 21: 12: 11: 5: 910: 900: 899: 894: 889: 872: 871: 869: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 802: 800: 794: 793: 791: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 749: 747: 741: 740: 738: 737: 732: 730:Kitsissuarsuit 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 676: 674: 668: 667: 665: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 588: 586: 580: 579: 572: 570: 568: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 465:Kangersuatsiaq 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 437: 431: 429: 423: 422: 415: 414: 407: 400: 392: 384: 383: 360: 342: 324: 298: 297: 295: 292: 281: 280: 273: 272: 271: 265: 262: 211: 208: 187: 186: 183: 181: 177: 176: 171: 165: 164: 161: 157: 156: 152: 151: 146: 140: 139: 126: 120: 119: 106: 102: 101: 67: 66: 60: 54: 53: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 29: 22: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 909: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 884: 882: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 821:Kangilinnguit 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 803: 801: 799: 795: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 768:Kangerlussuaq 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 750: 748: 746: 742: 736: 735:Niaqornaarsuk 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 710:Qasigiannguit 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 677: 675: 673: 669: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 652:Qorlortorsuaq 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 607:Eqalugaarsuit 605: 603: 600: 598: 597:Alluitsup Paa 595: 593: 590: 589: 587: 585: 581: 576: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 432: 430: 428: 424: 420: 413: 408: 406: 401: 399: 394: 393: 390: 381: 377: 374: 369: 367: 365: 358: 354: 351: 346: 340: 336: 333: 328: 314:on 2020-11-18 313: 309: 303: 299: 288: 283: 277: 270: 261: 259: 255: 254:Niaqornaarsuk 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 230: 228: 224: 220: 219:Attu Heliport 216: 215:Air Greenland 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 182: 178: 175: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 153: 150: 147: 145: 141: 138: 127: 125: 121: 118: 107: 103: 98: 70:Coordinates: 68: 43: 34: 27: 19: 887:Davis Strait 715:Qeqertarsuaq 705:Ikerasaarsuk 689: 345: 327: 316:. 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Attu Island
Attu is located in Greenland
67°56′26″N 53°37′22″W / 67.94056°N 53.62278°W / 67.94056; -53.62278
Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country
Greenland
Municipality
Qeqertalik
Time zone
UTC-03
Qeqertalik
Greenland
Davis Strait
Air Greenland
Attu Heliport
Aasiaat Airport
Kangaatsiaq Heliport
Disko Bay
Diskoline
Kangaatsiaq
Iginniarfik
Ikerasaarsuk
Niaqornaarsuk
Aasiaat
Attu population dynamics

"Population by Localities"
the original
Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
Archived

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