Aasiaat

Aasiaat
Egedesminde
Aasiaat harbor
Aasiaat
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 68°42′35″N 52°52′10″W / 68.70972°N 52.86944°W / 68.70972; -52.86944
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
MunicipalityQeqertalik
Founded1759 (1759)
Government
  MayorOle Dorph (S)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
3,069
Time zoneUTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3950

Aasiaat (Greenlandic pronunciation: [aːsiaːt]), also known as Egedesminde, is a town in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on its namesake island in the heart of Aasiaat Archipelago at the southern end of Disko Bay. With a population of 2,980 as of 2021, it is Greenland's fifth-largest town.