Qeqqata Centrum (Danish)
Municipality
Qeqqata Municipality Qeqqata Kommunia (Greenlandic)
Clockwise from top left: Davis Strait, Sisimiut, Kangerlussuaq Airport, Sermersut Island
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Qeqqata municipality within Greenland
Coordinates (Qeqqata Commune): 66°30′N 48°00′W / 66.500°N 48.000°W / 66.500; -48.000
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Qeqqata
Established	1 January 2009
Municipal center	Sisimiut
Government [1]
• Mayor	Malik Berthelsen (Siumut)
Area [2]
• Total	115,500 km2 (44,595 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	9,378
• Density	0.081/km2 (0.21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03
Calling code	+299
ISO 3166 code	GL-QE
Website	qeqqata.gl

Qeqqata (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qɜqːata], Danish: Centrum, lit. 'Centre') 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.^[4] Its population is 9,378 as of January 2020.^[3] The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holsteinsborg).

Creation

It consists of the previously unincorporated area of Kangerlussuaq, as well as two former municipalities of western Greenland, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut.

Geography

In the south and east, the municipality is flanked by the Sermersooq municipality, although settlements and associated trade is concentrated mainly alongside the coast. In the north, it is bordered by the Qeqertalik municipality. The waters of the western coast are that of the Davis Strait, separating Greenland from Baffin Island. With an area of 115,500 km² (44,594.8 sq mi) it is the third-smallest municipality of Greenland.

Politics

Qeqqata's municipal council consists of 15 members, elected every four years.^[5]

Municipal council

Administrative divisions

Maniitsoq area

• Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
• Atammik
• Kangaamiut
• Napasoq

Sisimiut area

• Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
• Itilleq
• Kangerlussuaq (Søndrestrøm)
• Sarfannguit

Transport

Like all of Greenland, there are no roads between settlements. There are three airports in Qeqqata, Kangerlussuaq, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut, where Kangerlussuaq is the international hub for Greenland. Other settlements are served by boats.

A simple road for terrain vehicles exists between Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut and was built 2020-2021.^[6][7][8]