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Greenland
Official name:
Greenland
Native name:
Kalaallit Nunaat
Capital:
Nuuk
ISO country code
GL
Nat. statistical agency:
Department of Statistics
Population (2010-07-01):
57,637 (CIA)
Area:
2,166,086 sq.km.
Region:
Northern America
Census Results
1901-10-01 : 11,893
1911-10-01 : 13,459
1921-10-01 : 14,355
1930-10-01 : 16,091
1945-12-31 :
1951-12-31 : 24,118
1955-12-31 : 26,933
1960-12-31 : 33,140
1965-12-31 : 39,600
1970-12-31 : 46,531
1976-10-26 : 49,630
2000-07-01 : 56,124
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Greenland
Administrative units
municipality
former municipality
capital
area (sq.km.)
population
1997-01-01
admin.
population
2005-01-01
admin.
population
2009-01-01
admin.
source:
Statistics Greenland
.
note: 2nd level divisions (names of former municipalities) seem to be not functional anymore.
note: Outside the 4 main municipalities fall the Northeast Greenland National Park and Thule Air Base.
Kommune
Kujalleq
8,146
7,895
7,632
Nanortalik
Nanortalik
2,590
2,389
2,147
Narsaq
Narsaq
2,081
2,088
1,953
Qaqortoq
Julianehåb
3,475
3,418
3,532
Qaasuitsup
Kommunia
18,749
18,540
17,679
Aasiaat
Egedesminde
3,360
3,310
3,132
Ilulissat
Jakobshavn
4,634
5,005
4,958
Kangaatsiaq
Kangatsiak
1,565
1,480
1,353
Qaanaaq
Thule
870
850
802
Qasigiannguit
Christianshåb
1,600
1,408
1,230
Qeqertarsuaq
Godhavn
1,149
1,032
957
Upernavik
Upernavik
2,811
2,943
2,908
Uummannaq
Umanak
2,760
2,512
2,339
Qeqqata
Kommunia
9,249
9,697
9,686
Maniitsoq
Sukkertoppen
3,885
3,588
3,447
Sisimiut
Holsteinsborg
5,364
6,109
6,239
Kommuneqarfik
Sermersooq
19,174
20,584
20,954
Ammassalik
Tasiilaq
2,943
3,031
2,998
Illoqqortoormiut
Ittoqqortoormiit - Scoresbysund
522
546
485
Ivittuut
Ivittuut
187
176
183
Nuuk
Godthåb
13,300
14,874
15,438
Paamiut
Frederikshåb
2,222
1,957
1,850
Outside the municipalities
653
253
243
total
2,166,086
55,971
56,969
56,194