Saarloq
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Saarloq | |
|---|---|
 Saarloq | |
  Saarloq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32′15″N 46°01′33″W / 60.53750°N 46.02583°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Kujalleq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jenseeraq Hansen |
| Elevation | 0.91 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (WGT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (WGST) |
| Postal code | 3920 Qaqortoq |
Saarloq is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. Its population was 21 in 2020.[3] It is located on a small island with the same name off the Labrador Sea coast, at the mouth of the Qaqortoq Fjord, west of Alluitsup Paa and 20 km south of Qaqortoq.
The settlement is the southernmost of the three settlements—along Eqalugaarsuit and Qassimiut—that made up the former Qaqortoq municipality. The settlements are presently governed by a joint settlement council.[2]
On 1 January 2009 the settlement became part of the Kujalleq municipality, when the Narsaq, Qaqortoq, and Nanortalik municipalities ceased to exist.
The village is served by the Saarloq Heliport. Air Greenland district helicopters link the settlement with Nanortalik, and further to Qaqortoq and Narsarsuaq.[4]
