Qasigiannguit
Christianshåb | |
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 Aerial view of Qasigiannguit | |
  Qasigiannguit Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 68°49′12.52″N 51°11′35.67″W / 68.8201444°N 51.1932417°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqertalik |
| Founded | 1734 |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,081[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3951 |
Qasigiannguit[2] (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaˌsiɣiˈaŋːuit]), formerly Christianshåb,[3] is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. With 1,081 inhabitants in 2020,[1] it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland. The main industry is shrimp and halibut fishing.
- ^ a b "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
- ^ The pre-1973 spelling was Kasigianguit. It is also sometimes written as Qasigianguit.
- ^ The pre-1948 spelling was Christianshaab.