Ikamiut Explained

Ikamiut
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Greenland
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Qeqertalik
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Emil Zeeb
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:86
Timezone:UTC-03
Coordinates:68.6333°N -51.8328°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3951 Qasigiannguit

Ikamiut is a settlement in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on a small island in the Aasiaat Archipelago on the southern shores of Disko Bay. Its population was 86 in 2020.[2]

Transport

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Ikamiut Heliport to Aasiaat Airport and Qasigiannguit Heliport.[3] Settlement flights in the Disko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring.

During summer and autumn, when the waters of the bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[4] The ferry links Ikamiut with Qasigiannguit, Aasiaat, and Akunnaaq.

Population

The population of Ikamiut has been stable in the last two decades.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://sermitsiaq.gl/politik/article79683.ece Sermitsiaq, 2009/05/23
  2. Web site: Population by Localities. Statistical Greenland. 2020-07-19. 2020-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200719030202/http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/Greenland__BE__BE01__BE0120/BEXST4.PX/?rxid=a1551b20-d1d5-4bcf-a80c-de114c001595. dead.
  3. Web site: Booking system . Air Greenland . 6 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100422211033/http://book.airgreenland.com/ . 22 April 2010 .
  4. http://diskoline.gl/index.php?page_label=schedule Diskoline timetable
  5. http://bank2.stat.gl/ Statistics Greenland