Niaqornaarsuk

Niaqornaarsuk
Niaqornaarsuk Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 68°13′56″N 52°51′30″W / 68.23222°N 52.85833°W / 68.23222; -52.85833Coordinates: 68°13′56″N 52°51′30″W / 68.23222°N 52.85833°W / 68.23222; -52.85833
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Population (2010)
- Total	300
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3955 Kangaatsiaq

Niaqornaarsuk is a village in the southern part of the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, along the northern entrance to Arfersiorfik Fjord. Its population is 300 as of 2010.^[1]

Transport

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Niaqornaarsuk Heliport to Aasiaat Airport and Kangaatsiaq Heliport.^[2] Settlement flights in the Aasiaat Archipelago are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring.

During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.^[3] The ferry links Niaqornaarsuk with Kangaatsiaq, Attu, Iginniarfik, Ikerasaarsuk, and Aasiaat.

Population

The population of Niaqornaarsuk has fluctuated over the last two decades, decreasing in the 2000s.^[4]

Niaqornaarsuk population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland^[4]

References

1. ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
2. ^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
3. ^ Diskoline timetable
4. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Greenland