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Niaqornaarsuk
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent countryGreenland Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Population
 (2010)
 • Total300
Time zoneUTC-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 dynamics
Niaqornaarsuk population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[4]

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