| Qeqqata | |
| Official Name: | Qeqqata Municipality |
| Type: | Municipality |
| Image Alt: | Qeqqata municipality |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 66.5°N -48°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Qeqqata Commune |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qeqqata |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1 January 2009 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal center |
| Seat: | Sisimiut |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Malik Berthelsen (Siumut) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 115500 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 44595 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 9378 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | UTC-03 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Area Code: | +299 |
| Iso Code: | GL-QE |
| Website: | qeqqata.gl |
Qeqqata (in Kalaallisut; Greenlandic pronounced as /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.[5] The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holsteinsborg).
It consists of the previously unincorporated area of Kangerlussuaq and two former municipalities of western Greenland, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut.
In the south and east, the municipality is flanked by the Sermersooq municipality, although settlements and associated trade are 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 1155001NaN1, it is the third-smallest municipality of Greenland.
Qeqqata's municipal council consists of 15 members, elected every four years.[6]
| Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 59.7% | ||||||||
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 57.6% | Hermann Berthelsen (S) | |||||||||
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 61.1% | Malik Berthelsen (S) | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 63.8% | |||||||||
| Data from Valg.gl | ||||||||||||||
See main article: List of cities and towns in Greenland.
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 in 2020-2021.[7] [8] [9]