Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq
Julianehåb | |
|---|---|
Qaqortoq market square | |
| Coordinates: 60°43′20″N 46°02′25″W / 60.72222°N 46.04028°W | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Kujalleq |
| Founded | 1774 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kiista P. Isaksen |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,050 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3920 |
| Website | qaqortoq.gl |
Qaqortoq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaqoʁtoq̚]), also known as Julianehåb, is the capital city of the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town in southern Greenland and the fourth or fifth-largest town on the island.