Avannaata (Greenlandic pronunciation: [avanːaːta], Danish: Norden, lit. 'The Northern') is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km2 and has 10,726 inhabitants.
Avannaata
Norden (Danish) | |
|---|---|
| Avannaata Municipality Avannaata Kommunia (Greenlandic) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Avannaata within Greenland | |
| Coordinates (Avannaata Commune): 76°00′N 57°00′W / 76.000°N 57.000°W | |
| Sovereign state |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Country |  Greenland |
| Established | 1 January 2018 |
| Municipal center | Ilulissat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Palle Jeremiassen (Siumut) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 522,700 km2 (201,800 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,726 |
| • Density | 0.02/km2 (0.05/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03, UTC-04 |
| Calling code | +299 |
| Website | avannaata.gl |
Geography
editIn the south, Avannaata is flanked by the Qeqertalik municipality. In the southeast, it is bordered by the Sermersooq municipality, however this border runs north–south (45° West meridian) through the center of the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq), and as such is free of traffic. In the east and northeast it is bordered by the Northeast Greenland National Park.
At the southern end of the municipal coastline are the waters of Disko Bay, although some Disko Bay communities belong to the municipality of Qeqertalik. This bay is an inlet of the larger Baffin Bay, which to the north edges into the island of Greenland in the form of Melville Bay. The coastline of northeastern Baffin Bay is dotted with islands of the Upernavik Archipelago, which is entirely contained within the municipality. In the far northwest near Qaanaaq and Siorapaluk, the municipal shores extend into Nares Strait, which separates Greenland from Ellesmere Island.
Avannaata's western side extends to the formerly disputed Hans Island's eastern half, while Canada's Qiqiktaluuk Region administers the western half.
Politics
editAvannaata's municipal council consists of 17 members, elected every four years.[2]
Municipal council
edit| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | D | IA | N | S | |||||||||
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 63.1% | Palle Jeremiassen (S) | |||||
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 69.5% | |||||||
| Data from Valg.gl | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
editIlulissat area
editQaanaaq area
edit- Qaanaaq (Thule)
- Qeqertat
- Savissivik
- Siorapaluk
Uummannaq area
editUpernavik area
edit- Upernavik
- Aappilattoq
- Innaarsuit
- Kangersuatsiaq
- Kullorsuaq
- Naajaat
- Nutaarmiut
- Nuussuaq (Kraulshavn)
- Tasiusaq
- Tussaaq
- Upernavik Kujalleq (Søndre Upernavik)
Language
editKalaallisut, the West Greenlandic dialect, is spoken in the towns and settlements of the western and northwestern coasts. Inuktun is also spoken in and around Qaanaaq.
See also
editReferences and notes
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- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Avannaata.gl "Kommunalbestyrelsen"
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