List of cities and towns in Greenland

Nuuk skyline with the Sermitsiaq mountain in the background

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 18,800 inhabitants.[1] In Greenland, two kinds of settled areas are distinguished: illoqarfik (Greenlandic for 'town'; by in Danish) and nunaqarfik (Greenlandic for 'settlement'; bygd in Danish). The difference between the two decreased since the new administrative units were introduced in 2009, with the influence of previous municipality centers decreasing.

As of October 2021, Greenland has 56,523 people living along the coast and many islands.

## Towns with a population of more than 1,000[edit]

Nuuk

Sisimiut

Ilulissat

Aasiaat

Qaqortoq

Maniitsoq

Tasiilaq

Narsaq

Uummannaq

Paamiut

Nanortalik

Qasigiannguit

Upernavik

Qeqertarsuaq

Qaanaaq

Kangaatsiaq

Kangerlussuaq

Kullorsuaq

Ittoqqortoormiit

Kangaamiut

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Locations of towns in Greenland with population >10,000 (red), >3,000 (orange), >1,000 (green), and >300 (blue)

There are 13 towns in Greenland with a population exceeding 1,000:[2][3][4]

Rank | Population | Greenlandic name | Danish name | Municipality

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1 | 19,279 | Nuuk | Godthåb
Godthaab
Ny-Herrnhut | Sermersooq
2 | 5,620 | Sisimiut | Holsteinsborg | Qeqqata
3 | 4,737 | Ilulissat | Jakobshavn | Avannaata
4 | 3,038 | Qaqortoq | Julianehåb
Julianehaab | Kujalleq
5 | 2,980 | Aasiaat | Egedesminde | Qeqertalik
6 | 2,449 | Maniitsoq | Nye-Sukkertoppen
Sukkertoppen | Qeqqata
7 | 1,914 | Tasiilaq | Ammassalik
Angmagssalik | Sermersooq
8 | 1,450 | Uummannaq | Uummannaq | Avannaata
9 | 1,315 | Narsaq | Nordprøven | Kujalleq
10 | 1,233 | Paamiut | Frederikshåb
Frederikshaab | Sermersooq
11 | 1,139 | Nanortalik | Nanortalik | Kujalleq
12 | 1,102 | Upernavik | Upernavik | Avannaata
13 | 1,041 | Qasigiannguit | Christianshåb
Christianshaab | Qeqertalik

## Towns and settlements with a population between 200 and 1,000[edit]

There are 14 towns and settlements in Greenland with a population between 200 and 1,000:[2][3]

Rank | Population | Greenlandic name | Danish name | Municipality

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14 | 833 | Qeqertarsuaq | Godhavn
Lievely | Qeqertalik
15 | 591 | Qaanaaq | Thule | Avannaata
16 | 505 | Kangaatsiaq | — | Qeqertalik
17 | 460 | Kangerlussuaq | Bluie West-8
Søndre Strømfjord
Sondrestrom | Qeqqata
18 | 436 | Kullorsuaq | — | Avannaata
19 | 343 | Ittoqqortoormiit | Scoresbysund | Sermersooq
20 | 293 | Kangaamiut | Gammel Sukkertoppen
Sukkertoppen | Qeqqata
21 | 258 | Tasiusaq | — | Avannaata
22 | 249 | Saattut | — | Avannaata
23 | 247 | Kuummiit | — | Sermersooq
24 | 244 | Ikerasak | — | Avannaata
25 | 242 | Niaqornaarsuk | — | Qeqertalik
26 | 215 | Kulusuk | Kap Dan | Sermersooq
27 | 208 | Nuussuaq | Kraulshavn | Avannaata

## Settlements with a population between 100 and 200[edit]

There are 14 settlements in Greenland with a population between 100 and 200:[3]

Rank | Population | Greenlandic Name | Danish name | Municipality

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28 | 199 | Upernavik Kujalleq | Søndre Upernavik | Avannaata
29 | 197 | Attu | — | Qeqertalik
30 | 196 | Atammik | — | Qeqqata
31 | 193 | Sermiligaaq | — | Sermersooq
32 | 152 | Innaarsuit | — | Avannaata
33 | 162 | Qaarsut | — | Avannaata
34 | 176 | Qeqertarsuatsiaat | Fiskenæsset | Sermersooq
35 | 167 | Alluitsup Paa | Sydprøven | Kujalleq
36 | 136 | Ukkusissat | — | Avannaata
37 | 153 | Aappilattoq | — | Avannaata
38 | 155 | Saqqaq | Solsiden | Avannaata
39 | 139 | Kangersuatsiaq | Prøven | Avannaata
40 | 153 | Narsarsuaq | Bluie West-1 | Kujalleq
41 | 117 | Qeqertaq | Øen | Avannaata

## Settlements with a population below 100[edit]

There are 30 settlements in Greenland with a population below 100:[3]

Rank | Population | Greenlandic name | Danish name | Municipality

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42 | 99 | Aappilattoq | — | Kujalleq
43 | 98 | Ikerasaarsuk | — | Qeqertalik
44 | 83 | Sarfannguit | — | Qeqqata
45 | 82 | Arsuk | — | Sermersooq
82 | Eqalugaarsuit | — | Kujalleq
82 | Tiilerilaaq | — | Sermersooq
48 | 81 | Narsarmijit | Friedrichsthal
Frederiksdal
Herjolfsnes | Kujalleq
49 | 79 | Itilleq | — | Qeqqata
50 | 78 | Napasoq | — | Qeqqata
51 | 75 | Ikamiut | — | Qeqertalik
52 | 70 | Qassiarsuk | Brattahlíð | Kujalleq
53 | 69 | Iginniarfik | — | Qeqertalik
54 | 62 | Akunnaaq | — | Qeqertalik
55 | 61 | Savissivik
Havighivik | — | Avannaata
61 | Kitsissuarsuit | Hunde Ejlande | Qeqertalik
57 | 59 | Tasiusaq | — | Kujalleq
58 | 52 | Isertoq | — | Sermersooq
59 | 50 | Nutaarmiut | — | Avannaata
60 | 48 | Ilimanaq | Claushavn | Avannaata
61 | 45 | Kapisillit | — | Sermersooq
62 | 43 | Naajaat | — | Avannaata
43 | Ammassivik | Sletten | Kujalleq
64 | 42 | Siorapaluk
Hiurapaluk | — | Avannaata
65 | 39 | Niaqornat | — | Avannaata
66 | 36 | Oqaatsut | Rodebay | Avannaata
36 | Igaliku | Garðar
Igaliko | Kujalleq
68 | 29 | Qeqertat | — | Avannaata
69 | 23 | Saarloq | — | Kujalleq
70 | 14 | Qassimiut | — | Kujalleq
71 | 13 | Kangerluk | Diskofjord | Qeqertalik

## See also[edit]

* Abandoned sites in Greenland
* List of cities and towns in Greenland before 2008

## References[edit]

1. ^ Population in Greenland. CITYPOPULATION. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
2. ^ a b Greenland in Figures 2013 (PDF). Statistics Greenland. ISBN 978-87-986787-7-9. ISSN 1602-5709. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
3. ^ a b c d Statistics Greenland, Population in localities
4. ^ "Greenland".

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Cities, towns, and villages in Greenland

Avannaata|

* Aappilattoq
* Ikerasak
* Ilimanaq
* Illorsuit
* Ilulissat
* Innaarsuit
* Kangersuatsiaq
* Kullorsuaq
* Naajaat
* Niaqornat
* Nutaarmiut
* Nuugaatsiaq
* Nuussuaq
* Oqaatsut
* Qaanaaq
* Qaarsut
* Qeqertaq
* Qeqertat
* Saattut
* Saqqaq
* Savissivik
* Siorapaluk
* Tasiusaq
* Ukkusissat
* Upernavik
* Upernavik Kujalleq
* Uummannaq

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* Aappilattoq
* Alluitsup Paa
* Ammassivik
* Eqalugaarsuit
* Igaliku
* Nanortalik
* Narsaq
* Narsarmijit
* Narsarsuaq
* Qaqortoq
* Qassiarsuk
* Qassimiut
* Qorlortorsuaq
* Saarloq
* Tasiusaq

Qeqertalik|

* Aasiaat
* Akunnaaq
* Attu
* Iginniarfik
* Ikamiut
* Ikerasaarsuk
* Qasigiannguit
* Qeqertarsuaq
* Kangerluk
* Kangaatsiaq
* Kitsissuarsuit
* Niaqornaarsuk

Qeqqata|

* Atammik
* Itilleq
* Kangaamiut
* Kangerlussuaq
* Maniitsoq
* Napasoq
* Sarfannguit
* Sisimiut

Sermersooq|

* Arsuk
* Isertoq
* Ittoqqortoormiit
* Kangilinnguit
* Kapisillit
* Kulusuk
* Kuummiit
* Nuuk
* Paamiut
* Qeqertarsuatsiaat
* Sermiligaaq
* Tasiilaq
* Tiilerilaaq

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