Qeqertalik

Coordinates: 68°42′N 52°52′W / 68.700°N 52.867°W / 68.700; -52.867
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Qeqertalik
Kommune Qeqertalik
Qeqertalik municipality
Clockwise from top left: Qeqertarsuaq, Qasigiannguit, Aasiaat, Disko Bay
Coat of arms of Qeqertalik
Location of Qeqertalik within Greenland
Location of Qeqertalik within Greenland
Coordinates (Qeqertalik Commune): 68°42′N 52°52′W / 68.700°N 52.867°W / 68.700; -52.867
Sovereign stateDenmark
Autonomous countryGreenland
MunicipalityQeqertalik
Established1 January 2018
Municipal centerAasiaat
Government
 • MayorAne Hansen (Inuit Ataqatigiit)
Area
 • Total62,400 km2 (24,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total6,340
Time zoneUTC-03, UTC-04
Calling code+299
Websiteqeqertalik.gl

Qeqertalik (Greenlandic pronunciation: ​[qɜqɜtːalik], Danish: Den Ene med Øerne, lit.'The One with Islands') is a municipality of Greenland. The largest settlement there is Aasiaat.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.