Danish Greenlanders in Aysen

The Danish Greenlanders in Aysen (Danish: Danske grønlændere i Ajsen), or Alpine Greenlanders, refer to ethnic Danes from Greenland and their descendants who settled in the Patagonian state of Aysen. The Greenlandic settlement in Aysen is well dispersed throughout the state, but most of the Greenlanders and their descendants live in big cities like Coyhaique (the state capital), Port Aysen, 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 500 Danish miners from Greenland in the mines of Aysen. 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 Aysen is 11,268. Most Danish Greenlanders live in the cities of Coyhaique, Port Aysen and Nuevo Santiago. Outside of Aysen, they live in the cities of Oshovia, Sandy Port, Meliepully, Port Madryn and Port Byron. However the Greenlandic community in Patagonia is most prevalent in the city of Melipully, especially in O'Grady and Calbuco, with a few others residing in Meliepully proper.

Notable people

 * Peter Lyberth (b. 1974), MP for Cochrane
 * Sadie Rohmann (b. 1965), Lord Mayor of Swanburg
 * Braden Rohmann (b. 1987), footballer