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Tasiusaq, Kujalleq
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Tasiusaq | |
| settlement_type | Settlement | |
| image_skyline | Tasiusaq.jpg | |
| imagesize | 300px | |
| image_caption | Tasiusaq | |
| pushpin_map | Greenland | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Greenland | |
| pushpin_relief | yes | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 | |
| subdivision_type | State | |
| subdivision_name | Kingdom of Denmark | |
| subdivision_type1 | Constituent country | |
| subdivision_name1 | Greenland | |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality | |
| subdivision_name2 | [[File:Kujalleq-coat-of-arms.svg | 22px]] Kujalleq |
| government_footnotes | ||
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Karta Korneliussen | |
| population_as_of | 2025 | |
| population_total | 37 | |
| timezone1 | WGT | |
| utc_offset1 | −02:00 | |
| timezone1_DST | WGST | |
| utc_offset1_DST | −01:00 | |
| coordinates | ||
| postal_code_type | Postal code | |
| postal_code | 3922 Nanortalik | |
| elevation_ft | 60 |
Tasiusaq is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, founded in 1933. It is located at the Tasermiut Fjord{{cite web |archive-date=June 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622023237/http://www.greenlandphotos.net/Tasiusaq/Tasiusaq.html |url-status=dead
There are several sheep farms in the wider Tasiusaq area; the farms of Nalasut with 10 inhabitants, Saputit with 3 inhabitants, and Nuugaarsuk with four inhabitants.
Until January 2009 the settlement belonged to the Nanortalik municipality. On 1 January 2009 the settlement became part of the Kujalleq municipality, when the Narsaq, Qaqortoq, and Nanortalik municipalities ceased to exist as administrative entities.
Infrastructure and transportation
The settlement has a local school, a church, a general store, and a general repairs workshop maintained by the Kujalleq municipality.{{cite web |url-status = dead
There is also a 16-bed youth hostel with camping equipment and horses in the settlement.{{cite web
Transportation
Tasiusaq Heliport operates year-round, linking Tasiusaq with Narsarsuaq Airport and, indirectly, with the rest of Greenland and Europe.
Tasiusaq is not connected to any other place via roads. Fairly well trodden hiking trails{{cite web |url-status = dead
Geography and climate
The settlement is in the Tasermiut Fjord. Due to its favourable location the area has a remarkably mild climate. The Saputit and Saputit Tasia sheep farms even have minor forms of agriculture.
Further, the nature reserve of Qinngua Valley at nearby Tasersuaq Lake is considered the place with the only natural forest in Greenland; while the forest is only a few acres in size, the sub-arctic willow and birch trees that usually only reach a height of a few centimeters can reach a height of several meters in the valley.
Population
Most towns and settlements in southern Greenland exhibit negative growth patterns over the last two decades, with many settlements rapidly depopulating. The population of Tasiusaq has decreased by 66% from 1977 (122) to 2025 (42).{{cite web |url-status = dead
References
References
- [http://kujalleq.gl/dansk/by/10-14.htm Kujalleq Municipality] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-02-13 {{in lang). da
- (August 2025). "Population by place of birth, locality and time (primo)". Statistics Greenland.
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