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)
- 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)
Southern Kitaa
Nanortalik municipality
- Nanortalik
- Narsarmijit (Frederiksdal)
- Alluitsup Paa (Sydprøven)
- Tasiusaq
- Aappilattoq
- Ammassivik
- Qorlortorsuaq (population 13 as of 2009)
Qaqortoq municipality
- Qaqortoq (Julianehab)
- Eqalugaarsuit
- Saarloq
- Qassimiut
Narsaq Municipality
South-Central Kitaa
Paamiut Municipality
Nuuk Municipality
- Nuuk (Godthåb)
- Qeqertarsuatsiaat
- Kapisillit
Central Kitaa
Maniitsoq Municipality
- Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
- Kangaamiut
- Atammik
- Napasoq
Sisimiut Municipality
- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
- Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord)
- Itilleq
- Sarfannguit
Northern Kitaa
Kangaatsiaq municipality
Aasiaat municipality
- Aasiaat (Egedesminde)
- Kitsissuarsuit
- Akunnaaq
Qasigiannguit municipality
- Qasigiannguit (Christianshåb)
- Ikamiut
Ilulissat municipality
Qeqertarsuaq municipality
- Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn)
- Kangerluk
Uummannaq municipality
Upernavik Municipality
- Upernavik
- Kullorsuaq
- Nuussuaq (Kraulshavn)
- Innaarsuit
- Tasiusaq
- Naajaat
- Aappilattoq
- Kangersuatsiaq
- Upernavik Kujalleq
Towns and settlements in Tunu (East Greenland)
Ammassalik municipality
- Tasiilaq (Ammassalik)
- Kuummiut
- Isortoq
- Tiniteqilaaq
- Kulusuk (Kap Dan)
- Sermiligaaq
- Ikkatteq (population 1 as of 2005)
Ittoqqortoormiit municipality
- Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund)
- Itterajivit (Illukasiit/Kap Hope, population 9 as of 2005)
Ivittuut municipality
- Ivittuut (former main centre, now abandoned)
- Kangilinnguit (Grønnedal)
Towns and settlements in Avannaa (North Greenland)
- Qaanaaq (Thule)
- Siorapaluk
- Savissivik
- Qeqertat (population 22 as of 2005)
See also
External links
- 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.