Qeqqata (, ) is a municipality in western

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

, operational from 1 January 2009. The municipality was named after its location in the central-western part of the country. Its population is 9,378 as of January 2020. The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holstensborg).

Creation

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

Geography

In the south and east, the municipality is flanked by the Sermersooq municipality; however, settlements and associated trade are concentrated mainly alongside the

coast A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

. In the north, it is bordered by the

Qeqertalik Qeqertalik (, ) is a municipality of Greenland created in 2018 from four southern regions of the former Qaasuitsup Municipality. It is the least populated municipality at a population of 6,340, despite this it is the 2nd most densely populated m ...

municipality. The waters of the western coast are that of the

Davis Strait The Davis Strait (Danish language, Danish: ''Davisstrædet'') is a southern arm of the Arctic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. To the north is Baffin Bay. The ...

, separating Greenland from Baffin Island. With an area of , it is the third-smallest municipality of Greenland.

Politics

Qeqqata's municipal council consists of 15 members, elected every four years.

Municipal council

^{a. Despite the Democrats (D) winning a greater share of the vote than Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) (with the former supposedly awarded 3 seats and the latter only 1 seat), only 2 candidates from (D) actually ran for local council in the respective municipality. Therefore, to ensure proportionality in the council, IA was awarded the second seat instead.}
^{b.2025: S-IA coalition}

Administrative divisions

Maniitsoq area

* Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) * Atammik * Kangaamiut (Gammel Sukkertoppen) * Napasoq

Sisimiut area

* Sisimiut (Holstensborg) * Itilleq * Kangerlussuaq (Søndre 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 in 2020-2021.ATV-sporet mellem Kangerlussuaq og Sisimiut er færdig
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References

{{Regions of Denmark Davis Strait Municipalities of Greenland Populated places established in 2009