Qeqqata
Sign in to saveQeqqata (, ) 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. Its population is 9,179 as of January 2025. The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holsteinsborg).
Key facts
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- Qeqqata
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- Qeqqata Municipality
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- Municipality
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- Qeqqata municipality
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- Clockwise from top left: Davis Strait, Sisimiut, Kangerlussuaq Airport, Sermersut Island
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- Flag of Qeqqata.svg
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- Coat of arms Qeqqata.svg
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- Qeqqata in Greenland 2018.svg
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- Location of the Qeqqata municipality within Greenland
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- 250px
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- Qeqqata Commune
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- Sovereign state
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- Autonomous territory
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- Established
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- 1 January 2009
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- Municipal center
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- Sisimiut
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Creation
- Geography
- Politics
- Municipal council
- Administrative divisions
- Maniitsoq area
- Sisimiut area
- Transport
- See also
- References
Qeqqata (, ) 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. Its population is 9,179 as of January 2025. The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holsteinsborg).
==Creation== It consists of the previously unincorporated area of Kangerlussuaq and two former municipalities of western Greenland, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut.