Qasigiannguit

Qasigiannguit
Christianshåb
Aerial view of Qasigiannguit
Aerial view of Qasigiannguit
Qasigiannguit is located in Greenland
Qasigiannguit
Qasigiannguit
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 68°49′12.52″N 51°11′35.67″W / 68.8201444°N 51.1932417°W / 68.8201444; -51.1932417
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
MunicipalityQeqertalik
Founded1734
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,081[1]
Time zoneUTC-03
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.

  1. ^ a b "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  2. ^ The pre-1973 spelling was Kasigianguit. It is also sometimes written as Qasigianguit.
  3. ^ The pre-1948 spelling was Christianshaab.