Kangaamiut
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| Kangaamiut | |
  Kangaamiut
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| Country | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Province |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Maniitsoq |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 414 |
Kangaamiut is a settlement in West Greenland in the municipality of Maniitsoq. With a population of 414 (as of Jan. 2004), it is the biggest settlement (bygd) outside the municipal centres of Greenland.
It is located just north of Maniitsoq at . It is also the location where the town of Sukkertoppen (Maniitsoq) originally lay when the colony was founded in 1755, until it moved in 1782 to its present location.
[edit] References
- Greenland in Figures 2005 Statistics Greenland. 3rd Edition, May 2005. ISSN 1604-7397
- Weather in Kangaamiut
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