Kujalleq
Kujalleq
Syden (Danish) | |
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Kujalleq Municipality
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Kujalleq within Greenland | |
| Coordinates (Kujalleq Commune): 61°00′N 45°00′W / 61.000°N 45.000°W | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Country | Greenland |
| Established | 1 January 2009 |
| Municipal center | Qaqortoq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Malene Vahl Rasmussen (Demokraatit) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025) | |
• Total | 6,110 |
| • Density | 0.197/km2 (0.51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-02, UTC-01 |
| Calling code | +299 |
| ISO 3166 code | GL-KU |
| Website | kujalleq.gl |
Kujalleq (Greenlandic: Greenlandic pronunciation: [kujaɬːɜq̚], Danish: Syden, lit. 'The South') is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).