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List of cities and towns in Greenland. This is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 2021. The term 'city' is used loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 19,900 inhabitants. [1] In Greenland, two kinds of settled areas are distinguished: illoqarfik (Greenlandic for ...
Greenland. Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬːit nʉnaːt]; Danish: Grønland, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀ]) is a North American island autonomous territory [14] of the Kingdom of Denmark. [15] It is the larger of two autonomous territories within the Kingdom, the other being the Faroe Islands; the citizens of both ...
Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːk] ⓘ; Danish: Nuuk, [1] formerly Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) [2] is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. The major cities from other countries closest ...
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Category:Cities and towns in Greenland. The main article for this category is List of cities and towns in Greenland. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities and villages of Greenland. Settlements in Greenland with city/town status (bystatus). For settlements without city status, see Category:Populated places in Greenland.
Ilulissat. Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, [4] is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. With a population of 4,670 as of 2020, [5] it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut.
Sisimiut (Greenlandic: [sisimiut]), formerly known as Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest Arctic city in North America. [Note 1] It is located in central-western Greenland, on the coast of Davis Strait, approximately 320 km (200 mi) north of Nuuk.
Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation:), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.The town has a population of 646 as of 2020. [1]