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Revision as of 15:40, 5 December 2019
Qeqqata Municipality
Qeqqata Kommunia | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Qeqqata municipality within Greenland | |
| Coordinates (Qeqqata Commune): 66°30′N 48°00′W / 66.500°N 48.000°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqqata |
| Established | 1 January 2009 |
| Municipal center | Sisimiut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Malik Berthelsen (Siumut) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 115,500 km2 (44,595 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[3] | |
| • Total | 9,620 |
| • Density | 0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Calling code | +299 |
| ISO 3166 code | GL-QE |
| Website | qeqqata.gl |
Qeqqata (Greenlandic: [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 9,620 as of January 2013.[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:
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 | ||
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| style="background:Template:Solidarity (Greenland)/meta/color;"|A | style="background:Template:Community of the People/meta/color;"|IA | style="background:Template:Forward (Greenland)/meta/color;"|S | ||||
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 61.1% | Malik Berthelsen (S) |
Towns and settlements
- Maniitsoq area
- Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
- Atammik
- Kangaamiut
- Napasoq
- Sisimiut area
- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
- Itilleq
- Kangerlussuaq (Søndrestrøm)
- Sarfannguit
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 is expected to be built between Sisimiut and Kangerlussuaq in 2019 and 2020.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Qeqqata Municipality Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Template:Kl icon
- ^ Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures 2010
- ^ a b Greenland in Figures 2013 (PDF). Statistics Greenland. ISBN 978-87-986787-7-9. ISSN 1602-5709. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Qeqqata Kommunia, municipal page[permanent dead link]
- ^ Qeqqata.gl "Kommunalbestyrelsen"
- ^ Snarlig byggeri af vejen mellem Kangerlussuaq og Sisimiut
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