List of towns in Greenland

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)

Nanortalik municipality

*Nanortalik
*Narsarmijit (Frederiksdal)
*Alluitsup Paa (Sydprøven)
*Tasiusaq
*Aappilattoq
*Ammassivik

Qaqortoq municipality

*Qaqortoq (Julianehab)
*Eqalugaarsuit
*Saarloq
*Qassimiut

Narsaq municipality

*Narsaq
*Narsarsuaq
*Qassiarsuk

Ivittuut municipality

*Kangilinnguit (Grønnedal)

Paamiut municipality

*Paamiut (Frederikshåb)
*Arsuk

Nuuk municipality

*Nuuk (Godthåb)
*Qeqertarsuatsiaat
*Kapisillit

Maniitsoq municipality

*Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
*Kangaamiut
*Atammik
*Napasoq

isimiut municipality

*Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
*Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord)
*Itilleq
*Sarfannguit

Kangaatsiaq municipality

*Kangaatsiaq
*Niaqornaarsuk
*Attu
*Iginniarfik
*Ikerasaarsuk

Aasiaat municipality

*Aasiaat (Egedesminde)
*Kitsissuarsuit
*Akunnaaq

Qasigiannguit municipality

*Qasigiannguit (Christianshåb)
*Ikamiut

Ilulissat municipality

*Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)
*Saqqaq
*Qeqertaq
*Ilimanaq (Claushavn)
*Oqaatsut (Rodebay)

Qeqertarsuaq municipality

*Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn)
*Kangerluk

Uummannaq municipality

*Uummannaq
*Ikerasak
*Saattut
*Qaarsut
*Ukkusissat
*Illorsuit
*Nuugaatsiaq
*Niaqornat

Upernavik municipality

*Upernavik
*Kullorsuaq
*Nuussuaq (Kraulshavn)
*Innaarsuit
*Tasiusaq
*Naajaat
*Aappilattoq
*Kangersuatsiaq
*Upernavik Kujalleq

Towns and settlements in Tunu (East Greenland)

Ammasalik municipality

*Tasiilaq (Ammassalik)
*Kuummiut
*Isortoq
*Tiniteqilaaq
*Kulusuk (Kap Dan)
*Sermiligaaq
*Ikkatteq (population 1 as of 2005)
*Qernertuarssuit (depopulated by 2005)

Illoqqortoormiut municipality

*Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund)
*Itterajivit (Illukasiit/Kap Hope, population 9 as of 2005)
*Uunarteq (Kap Tobin) (depopulated by 2005)

Northeast Greenland National Park (southern part) (unincorporated area)

*Daneborg, headquarters of the Sirius Patrol
*Danmarkshavn, civilian weather station
*Mestersvig, military outpost

Towns and settlements in Avanersuaq (North Greenland)

Qaanaaq municipality

*Qaanaaq (Thule)
*Siorapaluk
*Savissivik
*Moriusaq (population 21 as of 2005)
*Qeqertat (population 22 as of 2005)
*Qeqertarsuaq (population 2 as of 2005)

Not included in any municipality (unincorporated area)

*Pituffik

Northeast Greenland National Park (northern part) (unincorporated area)

*Nord, military base (not strictly a settlement)

ee also

*List of towns in Denmark
*Greenland

External links

* [http://www.statgreen.gl/dk/aarbog/Greenland%20in%20figures%202005.pdf "Greenland in Figures 2005"] Statistics Greenland. 3rd Edition, May 2005. ISSN 1604-7397 (PDF)
* [http://www.statgreen.gl/dk/publ/befolk/05-1bef2.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)
* [http://www.ub.ntnu.no/formidl/utgivelser/til_opplysning/to_nr15.html#umeny5 "Gazetteer of Greenland"] Compiled by Per Ivar Haug. UBiT, Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim, August 2005, ISBN 82-7113-114-1.