This is a list of cities, towns and settlements in Greenland.
The English term 'city' hardly applies to any populated area in Greenland (although several places in Greenland are considered "cities"), as the most populated place is Nuuk with 14,501 inhabitants. In Greenland they distinguish two kinds of settled areas: by (Danish for 'town') and bygd (Danish for 'settlement'). The seat of each municipality is a by, whereas every other settlement in a municipality is a bygd. A bygd can have anything from one to about five hundred inhabitants. Many places have Danish names in addition to the Greenlandic names. The Danish name, when applicable, is shown in parentheses.
The first list shows a ranked list of all towns with more than 1000 population. The second list is ordered by region and municipality and includes all with more than 50 population plus some of the even smaller settlements.
Towns in Greenland with more than 1,000 population (cities) (2005) edit
- Nuuk (Godthåb) Pop. 14,501
- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) Pop. 5,965
- Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) Pop. 4,533
- Qaqortoq (Julianehåb) Pop. 3,144
- Aasiaat (Egedesminde) Pop. 3,100
- Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) Pop. 2,859
- Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) Pop. 1,848
- Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Pop. 1,817
- Narsaq Pop. 1,764
- Nanortalik (Bjørnessted) Pop. 1,509
- Uummannaq Pop. 1,366
- Qasigiannguit (Christianshåb) Pop. 1,320
- Upernavik (Forårssted) Pop. 1,178
Towns and settlements in Kitaa (West Greenland) edit
Southern Kitaa edit
Nanortalik municipality edit
- Nanortalik
- Narsarmijit (Frederiksdal)
- Alluitsup Paa (Sydprøven)
- Tasiusaq
- Aappilattoq
- Ammassivik
- Qorlortorsuaq (population 13 as of 2009)
Qaqortoq municipality edit
- Qaqortoq (Julianehab)
- Eqalugaarsuit
- Saarloq
- Qassimiut
Narsaq Municipality edit
South-Central Kitaa edit
Paamiut Municipality edit
Nuuk Municipality edit
- Nuuk (Godthåb)
- Qeqertarsuatsiaat
- Kapisillit
Central Kitaa edit
Maniitsoq Municipality edit
- Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
- Kangaamiut
- Atammik
- Napasoq
Sisimiut Municipality edit
- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
- Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord)
- Itilleq
- Sarfannguit
Northern Kitaa edit
Kangaatsiaq municipality edit
Aasiaat municipality edit
- Aasiaat (Egedesminde)
- Kitsissuarsuit
- Akunnaaq
Qasigiannguit municipality edit
- Qasigiannguit (Christianshåb)
- Ikamiut
Ilulissat municipality edit
Qeqertarsuaq municipality edit
- Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn)
- Kangerluk
Uummannaq municipality edit
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Towns and settlements in Tunu (East Greenland) edit
Ammassalik municipality edit
- Tasiilaq (Ammassalik)
- Kuummiut
- Isortoq
- Tiniteqilaaq
- Kulusuk (Kap Dan)
- Sermiligaaq
- Ikkatteq (population 1 as of 2005)
Ittoqqortoormiit municipality edit
- Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund)
- Itterajivit (Illukasiit/Kap Hope, population 9 as of 2005)
Ivittuut municipality edit
- Ivittuut (former main centre, now abandoned)
- Kangilinnguit (Grønnedal)
Towns and settlements in Avannaa (North Greenland) edit
- Qaanaaq (Thule)
- Siorapaluk
- Savissivik
- Qeqertat (population 22 as of 2005)
See also edit
External links edit
- Greenland in Figures 2005 Statistics Greenland. 3rd Edition, May 2005. ISSN 1604-7397 (PDF)
- Statistics Greenland: Population Statistics Grønlands befolkning pr. 1. januar 2005 (23.02.2005). Del 2. Statistics Greenland. Only available in Danish and Greenlandic. Downloaded January 2006. (PDF)
- Gazetteer of Greenland Compiled by Per Ivar Haug. UBiT, Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim, August 2005, ISBN 82-7113-114-1.