General info

Entity:
Greenland
Capital:
Nuuk
Population (2008-07-01):
56,326 (CIA)
Area:
2,166,086 sq.km.
Country code:
gl
Region:
Northern America

Greenland

Administrative units

municipality capital area (sq.km.) population
1997-01-01
admin.		 population
2005-01-01
admin.
source: Statistics Greenland.
Østgrønland   3,465 3,577
Ammassalik Tasiilaq   2,943 3,031
Illoqqortoormiut Ittoqqortoormiit - Scoresbysund   522 546
Nordgrønland   870 850
Qaanaaq Thule   870 850
Vestgrønland   50,983 52,289
Aasiaat Egedesminde   3,360 3,310
Ilulissat Jakobshavn   4,634 5,005
Ivittuut Ivittuut   187 176
Kangaatsiaq Kangatsiak   1,565 1,480
Maniitsoq Sukkertoppen   3,885 3,588
Nanortalik Nanortalik   2,590 2,389
Narsaq Narsaq   2,081 2,088
Nuuk Godthåb   13,300 14,874
Paamiut Frederikshåb   2,222 1,957
Qaqortoq Julianehåb   3,475 3,418
Qasigiannguit Christianshåb   1,600 1,408
Qeqertarsuaq Godhavn   1,149 1,032
Sisimiut Holsteinsborg   5,364 6,109
Upernavik Upernavik   2,811 2,943
Uummannaq Umanak   2,760 2,512
Outside the municipalities -   653 253
total   2,166,086 55,971 56,969

Main cities

name population
2002-01-01
admin.
Nuuk 13,889
Sisimiut 5,222
Iluluissat 4,285
Aasiaat 3,179
Qaqortoq 3,086
source: Statistics Greenland.