Ikamiut

Ikamiut
Ikamiut
Ikamiut Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 68°38′00″N 51°49′58″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qeqertalik
Government [1]
• Mayor	Emil Zeeb
Population  (2020)
• Total	86
Time zone	UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
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]

Ikamiut population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[5]

References

1. Sermitsiaq, 2009/05/23 Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
2. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
3. "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
4. Diskoline timetable Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
5. Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine