Map of Qaasuitsup Kommunia
Qaasuitsup Kommunia is a first-level division of Greenland. Its largest mapped city is Ilulissat, with about 4,413 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Qaasuitsup Kommunia, and the tables list its 6 mapped cities along with the ports nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 6
- Largest City
- Ilulissat
- Country
- Greenland
Interactive Map of Qaasuitsup Kommunia
About Qaasuitsup Kommunia
Qaasuitsup (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaːsuitt͡sup̚], Place of Polar Darkness) was a municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017. As of January 2015, its population was 17,168. The administrative centre of the municipality was in Ilulissat (Jacobshavn).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Qaasuitsup (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Qaasuitsup Kommunia in Depth
Geography
The municipality was located in northwestern Greenland. With an area of 660,000 km2 (254,827.4 mi2), it was the largest municipality in the world by area, larger than France at 643,427 km2 (248,428.6 mi2).
In the south, it was flanked by the Qeqqata municipality. In the southeast, it was bordered by the Sermersooq municipality, however this border ran north–south (45° West meridian) through the center of the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq), and as such was free of traffic. In the east and northeast it was bordered by the Northeast Greenland National Park.
At the southern end of the municipal coastline were the waters of Disko Bay, an inlet of the larger Baffin Bay, which to the north edges into the island of Greenland in the form of Melville Bay.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Qaasuitsup (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Qaasuitsup Kommunia: Key Facts
| Population | 17,205 (2017) |
|---|---|
| Area | 660,000 km² |
| Capital | Ilulissat |
| Established | 1 January 2009 |
Facts from Wikidata Q641460 (CC0).
History of Qaasuitsup Kommunia: Empires and States
The atlas records 2 polities whose mapped territory included part of Qaasuitsup Kommunia, from Greenland in 1741 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Greenland | 1741–1940 CE |
| Denmark | 1946–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Qaasuitsup Kommunia
Qaasuitsup Kommunia on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Qaasuitsup Kommunia
6 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilulissat | 4,413 | Qaasuitsup Kommunia | Populated place |
| 2 | Qasigiannguit | 1,341 | Qaasuitsup Kommunia | Populated place |
| 3 | Upernavik | 1,129 | Qaasuitsup Kommunia | Populated place |
| 4 | Qaanaaq | 616 | Qaasuitsup Kommunia | Admin-1 capital |
| 5 | Nuussuaq | 204 | Qaasuitsup Kommunia | Populated place |
| 6 | Qeqertasuaq | 10 | Qaasuitsup Kommunia | Populated place |
Ports in Qaasuitsup Kommunia
7 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qasigiannguit-Christianshab | 42.1 m | Very Small | Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay & Greenland | medium vessels |
| 2 | Illulissat (Jakobshavn) | 34.7 m | Small | Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay & Greenland | medium vessels |
| 3 | Attu | 5.5 m | Very Small | Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay & Greenland | medium vessels |
| 4 | Aasiaat | 5.5 m | Small | Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay & Greenland | medium vessels |
| 5 | Kajalleq Upernavik | 5.5 m | Very Small | Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay & Greenland | point_of_interest |
| 6 | Pituffik (Thule Air Base) | 5.5 m | Very Small | Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay & Greenland | large vessels |
| 7 | Qeqertarsuaq | 5.5 m | Small | Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay & Greenland | medium vessels |
Qaasuitsup Kommunia: Quick Answers
- Where is Qaasuitsup Kommunia?
- Qaasuitsup Kommunia is a first-level division of Greenland, in North America. Its mapped cities centre on 71.9323° N, 56.3818° W.
- What is the largest city in Qaasuitsup Kommunia?
- Ilulissat is the largest city mapped in Qaasuitsup Kommunia, with a metropolitan population of about 4,413.
- How many cities are in Qaasuitsup Kommunia?
- YearMaps maps 6 cities and towns in Qaasuitsup Kommunia, with a combined metropolitan population of about 7,713. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.