Danish Greenlanders in Aysen

The Danish Greenlanders in Aisen (Danish: Danske grønlændere i Ajsen), or Alpine Greenlanders, refer to ethnic Danes from Greenland and their descendants who settled in the Patagonian state of Aisen. The Greenlandic settlement in Aisen is well dispersed throughout the state, but most of the Greenlanders and their descendants live in big cities like Coyhaique (the state capital), Port Aisen, Nuevo Santiago, Higginsburg, Cochrane and Swanburg.

The majority of these people are part of the greater Danish diaspora in Patagonia.

History
There was some Danish Greenlandic immigration at the time of the Great Patagonian Mineral Boom. It was estimated that there were 1,000 Danish miners from Greenland in the mines of Aisen. Danish immigrants had a significant effect on the Patagonian dairy industry from the 1880s, in particular establishing and managing dairy farms.

Present status
The number of Danish Greenlanders and their descendants in Aisen is 11,268. Most Danish Greenlanders live in the cities of Coyhaique, Port Aisen and Nuevo Santiago. Outside of Aisen, they live in the cities of Oshovia, Sandy Port, New Dartmouth, Port Madryn and Port Davis. However the Greenlandic community in Patagonia is most prevalent in the Federal District of Port Davis, especially in Maullin and Calbuco, with a few others residing in Port Davis proper.