Tasiilaq

Tasiilaq
Ammassalik
Tasiilaq as seen in summer
Tasiilaq as seen in summer
Tasiilaq is located in Greenland
Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 65°36′49″N 37°37′52″W / 65.61361°N 37.63111°W / 65.61361; -37.63111
StateKingdom of Denmark
Constituent countryGreenland
MunicipalitySermersooq
Founded1894
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,985[1]
Time zoneUTC-02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3913

Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020,[1] it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The Sermilik Station, dedicated to the research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier, is located near the town.

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