Avannaata

Avannaata
Norden (Danish)
Avannaata Municipality
Avannaata Kommunia (Greenlandic)
Avannaata municipality
Coat of arms of Avannaata
Location of Avannaata within Greenland
Location of Avannaata within Greenland
Coordinates (Avannaata Commune): 76°00′N 57°00′W / 76.000°N 57.000°W / 76.000; -57.000
Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark
Country Greenland
Established1 January 2018
Municipal centerIlulissat
Government
 • MayorPalle Jeremiassen (Siumut)
Area
 • Total522,700 km2 (201,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total10,726
 • Density0.02/km2 (0.05/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03, UTC-04
Calling code+299
Websiteavannaata.gl

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.

  1. ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.