Qaqortoq
Julianehåb | |
|---|---|
 Qaqortoq market square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Qaqortoq Location within Greenland  Qaqortoq Qaqortoq (North Atlantic)  Qaqortoq Qaqortoq (Arctic) | |
| Coordinates: 60°43′20″N 46°02′25″W / 60.72222°N 46.04028°W | |
| Sovereign state |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Kujalleq |
| Founded | 1774 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kiista P. Isaksen |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,050[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3920 |
| Website | qaqortoq.gl |
Qaqortoq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaqoʁtoq̚]),[2] formerly Julianehåb,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town in southern Greenland and the fourth or fifth-largest town on the island.[1]
- ^ a b "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ The name is the Kalaallisut for "White". The pre-1973 spelling was Kakortok. The pronunciation of both sounds like .
- ^ The pre-1948 spelling was Julianehaab.