Qasigiannguit
Qasigiannguit
Christianshåb | |
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Aerial view of Qasigiannguit | |
| Coordinates: 68°49′12.52″N 51°11′35.67″W / 68.8201444°N 51.1932417°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqertalik |
| Founded | 1734 |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,081 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3951 |
Qasigiannguit (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaˌsiɣiˈaŋːuit]), also known as Christianshåb, is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. With 1,081 inhabitants in 2020, it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland. The main industry is shrimp and halibut fishing.