Qeqqata

Qeqqata (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qeqːata], The Center, Danish: Centrum) is a municipality in western Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The municipality was named after its location in the central-western part of the country.[4] Its population is 9,378 as of January 2020.[3] The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holsteinsborg). It consists of the previously unincorporated area of Kangerlussuaq, as well as two former municipalities of western Greenland:

Qeqqata Municipality

Qeqqata Kommunia
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Qeqqata municipality within Greenland
Coordinates (Qeqqata Commune): 66°30′N 48°00′W
Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country Greenland
Municipality Qeqqata
Established1 January 2009
Municipal centerSisimiut
Government
 • MayorMalik Berthelsen (Siumut)
Area
 • Total115,500 km2 (44,595 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total9,378
 • Density0.081/km2 (0.21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03
Calling code+299
ISO 3166 codeGL-QE
Websiteqeqqata.gl

Geography

In the south and east, the municipality is flanked by the Sermersooq municipality, although settlements and associated trade is concentrated mainly alongside the coast. In the north, it is bordered by the Qeqertalik municipality. The waters of the western coast are that of the Davis Strait, separating Greenland from Baffin Island. With an area of 115,500 km2 (44,594.8 sq mi) it is the second-smallest municipality of Greenland after Kujalleq.

Politics

Avannaata's municipal council consists of 15 members, elected every four years. [5]

Municipal council
Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A IA S
2017 3 3 9 15 61.1% Malik Berthelsen (S)

Towns and settlements
Main article: List of cities and towns in Greenland

Transport

Like all of Greenland, there are no roads between settlements. There are three airports in Qeqqata, Kangerlussuaq, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut, where Kangerlussuaq is the international hub for Greenland. Other settlements are served by boats.

A simple road for terrain vehicles between Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut was approved in June 2020. Construction of the first 21 km of the road, connecting Kangerlussuaq with the Tasersuaq area, is scheduled to begin in late July 2020. [6][7]

See also

References
  1. Qeqqata Municipality Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Greenlandic)
  2. Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures 2010
  3. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. Qeqqata Kommunia, municipal page
  5. Qeqqata.gl "Kommunalbestyrelsen"
  6. Greenland’s first road project connecting settlements clears its last hurdle
  7. First overland road project between Greenlandic towns
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