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Aasiaat
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Aasiaat (), also known as Egedesminde, is a town in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on its namesake island in the heart of Aasiaat Archipelago at the southern end of Disko Bay. With a population of 2,992 as of 2025, it is Greenland's fifth-largest town. thumb|right|300px|View to Aasiaat.
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Aasiaat, also known as Egedesminde, is a city and human settlement in Greenland. It is located in the Qeqertalik administrative territorial entity and serves as the capital of both Aasiaat municipality and Qeqertalik. The settlement was established in 1759.
The city has a population of 3,347 and covers an area of 4,000. It sits at an elevation of 1 above sea level and uses the postal code 3950. Aasiaat is in the UTC−03:00 time zone. The municipality is twinned with Sveitarfélagið Árborg and Selfoss.
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Place details
- Locality
- Aasiaat
- Region
- Qeqertalik
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 3,005
- Timezone
- America/Nuuk
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Aasiaat
- Settlement.other_name
- Egedesminde
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aasiaat harbor.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aasiaat harbor
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Aasiaat, Greenland.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Aasiaat.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Greenland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous territory
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Qeqertalik
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ole Dorph (S)
- Settlement.population_total
- 2992
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Aasiaat
Playful whales, a thousand islands, and small colourful houses hide an impressive collection of custom artwork at the edge of Disko Bay in Aasiaat.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Egedesminde
- Country
- Greenland
- Located in
- Qeqertalik
- Population
- 3120
- Area
- 4000
- Elevation
- 1
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00
- Capital of
- Aasiaat municipality
- Official website
- www.aasiaat.gl/
- Image
- Aasiaat 2016 06.jpg
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Travel guide
Get in
The primary way to get into Aasiaat is via , where Air Greenland has flights from Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq, Nuuk, and Sisimiut. From the airport, there is one small road connecting the town centre to the airport.
Otherwise, the Arctic Umiaq Line (, ) is a passenger ship that sails across the west coast of Greenland. It starts in the capital of Nuuk, and continues up north passing several coastal towns including Aasiaat before turning back somewhere in Dusko Bay.
See
Being this far north, Aasiaat is a great place to witness the Northern Lights. They're mostly visible during autumn, winter, and early spring, but you might need to head a kilometre or two out of town.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Native peoples
- Early history of Aasiaat
- Early 20th century
- Aasiaat in World War II
- Post-World War II
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- Education
- Economy
- Tourist attractions
- Transport
- Community events
- References
Aasiaat (), also known as Egedesminde, is a town in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on its namesake island in the heart of Aasiaat Archipelago at the southern end of Disko Bay. With a population of 2,992 as of 2025, it is Greenland's fifth-largest town. thumb|right|300px|View to Aasiaat.
==Etymology== In Greenlandic, Aasiaat means "Spiders" (). The exact explanation for this is yet to be determined because of the lack of historical facts of the origin of the name. The most common assumption is that when the town was founded as a settlement, spiders were abundant. Alternatively it might be a relic of Inuit mythology, wherein spiders bring good luck. Similar to the rest of Greenland, spiders are rarely seen in the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aasiaat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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