Kangaatsiaq

Kangaatsiaq
Kangaatsiaq
Kangaatsiaq
Kangaatsiaq is located in Greenland
Kangaatsiaq
Kangaatsiaq
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 68°18′25″N 53°27′49″W / 68.30694°N 53.46361°W / 68.30694; -53.46361
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
MunicipalityQeqertalik
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
507[1]
Time zoneUTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3955

Kangaatsiaq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [kaŋaːtsiɑq], old spelling: Kangâtsiaq) is a town located in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The town received town status as recently as 1986, though as a settlement it has existed much longer. It has 507 inhabitants as of 2023.[1] Nearby settlements are Attu, Niaqornaarsuk, Ikerasaarsuk and Iginniarfik.

  1. ^ a b "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.