Innaarsuit

For an island of the same name, see Innaarsuit Island.

Innaarsuit
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Innaarsuit Location within Greenland
Coordinates:
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Government
• Mayor	Susanne Kristensen Eliassen
Population (2010)
• Total	161
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Innaarsuit (old spelling: Ivnârssuit) (IATA: IUI) is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located on an island of the same name, the settlement had 161 inhabitants in 2010.

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago

Innaarsuit within the Upernavik Archipelago

Innaarsuit within the Upernavik Archipelago

Innaarsuit is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately .

Population

Innaarsuit is one of the few settlements in the Qaasuitsup municipality exhibiting significant growth patterns over the course of the last two decades, increasing by nearly half relative to the 1990 levels, similarly to other settlements in the northern half of the archipelago: Kullorsuaq, and Tasiusaq.

Innaarsuit population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland

Innaarsuit population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland

Transport

Main article: Innaarsuit Heliport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights from Innaarsuit Heliport to Tasiusaq Heliport and to Upernavik Airport.