Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup

For disambiguation, see Tasiusaq.

Tasiusaq
Wooden houses in Tasiusaq Wooden houses in Tasiusaq
Tasiusaq Location within Greenland
Coordinates:
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Population (2010)
• Total	248
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Tasiusaq (old spelling: Tasiussaq) is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 248 inhabitants in 2010. In Kalaallisut, the name means "Bay with a Small Outlet".

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago

Tasiusaq within the Upernavik Archipelago

Tasiusaq within the Upernavik Archipelago

Tasiusaq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately .

Population

Tasiusaq is one of the few settlements in the Qaasuitsup municipality exhibiting significant growth patterns over the course of the last two decades, increasing by nearly half relative to the 1990 levels and by over 7 percent relative to the 2000 levels.

Tasiusaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland

Tasiusaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland

Transport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights from Tasiusaq Heliport to Innaarsuit Heliport and to Upernavik Airport.