Aasiaat is a town in the Qeqertalik municipality of western Greenland, part of the Kingdom of Denmark, on an island at the southern end of Disko Bay within the Aasiaat Archipelago. With about 2,992 residents as of 2025, it is Greenland fifth largest town and is sometimes called the Town of the Whales for the frequent sightings of whales and seals nearby. Founded in 1759 by Niels Egede, son of the missionary Hans Egede, the settlement moved to its current site in 1763 and was historically built on whaling and fishing, with cod processing becoming important by the 1930s.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude68.709722 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Aasiaat (Wikipedia)
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With a population of 2,992 as of 2025, it is Greenland's fifth-largest town.
Infobox, population_as_of
2025
Infobox, established_date
1759
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
68°42′35″N 52°52′10″W
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
68°42′35″N 52°52′10″W
- In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia lead, confirms town in Greenland
View the Source 2. Aasiaat (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1 m
P2046 (area)
area 4000.0 sq km
View the Source3. GeoNames: Aasiaat - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3424901
68.70869 -52.86366 P PPLA GL 11839534 3005 1 America/Nuuk
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 68.75, -52.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 68.75, -52.75
68.75 -52.75 ET
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