Aasiaat
Aasiaat
Egedesminde | |
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Aasiaat harbor | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Aasiaat Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 68°42′35″N 52°52′10″W / 68.70972°N 52.86944°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqertalik |
| Founded | 1759 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ole Dorph (S) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 2,992 |
| Time zone | UTC−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 2,992 as of 2025, it is Greenland's fifth-largest town.