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Qeqqata

*Centrum* (Danish)
Qeqqata Centrum (Danish)
Municipality
	Qeqqata Municipality; Qeqqata Kommunia (Greenlandic); Qeqqata Kommune (Danish)
	Clockwise from top left: Davis Strait, Sisimiut, Kangerlussuaq Airport, Sermersut Island
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of the Qeqqata municipality within Greenland
	Coordinates (Qeqqata Commune): 66°30′N 48°00′W / 66.500°N 48.000°W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous territory	Greenland
Established	1 January 2009
Municipal center	Sisimiut
Government
• Mayor	Malik Berthelsen (Siumut)
Area
• Total	115,500 km2 (44,600 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2025)
• Total	9,179
• Density	0.07947/km2 (0.2058/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-02, UTC-01
Calling code	+299
ISO 3166 code	GL-QE
Website	qeqqata.gl

Qeqqata (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qɜqːata], Danish: Centrum, lit. 'Centre') is a municipality in western Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The municipality was named after its location in the central-western part of the country.^[4] Its population is 9,179 as of January 2025.^[3] The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holsteinsborg).

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. In the north, it is bordered by the Qeqertalik municipality. The waters of the western coast are that of the Davis Strait, separating Greenland from Baffin Island. With an area of 115,500 km² (44,594.8 mi²), it is the third-smallest municipality of Greenland.

Politics

Qeqqata's municipal council consists of 15 members, elected every four years.^[5]

Municipal council

Election	Party					Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
Election	A	D	IA	N	S	Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
2008	3	1	4		7	15	59.7%
2013	4		2		9		57.6%	Hermann Berthelsen (S)
2017	3		3	1	8		61.1%	Malik Berthelsen (S)^b.
2021	2		3	4	6		63.8%
2025	1	2^a.	2^a.	4	6		55.9%
Data from Valg.gl

^{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.^[6]^[7]}
^{b.2025: S-IA coalition^[8]}

Administrative divisions

Maniitsoq area

Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
Atammik
Kangaamiut (Gammel Sukkertoppen)
Napasoq

Sisimiut area

Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
Itilleq
Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord)
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.^[9]^[10]^[11]

References

↑ Qeqqata Municipality Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Greenlandic)
↑ Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures 2010
1 2 "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
↑ Qeqqata Kommunia, municipal page
↑ Qeqqata.gl "Kommunalbestyrelsen"
↑ "OVERBLIK: Siumut fastholder vælgerne ved kommunalvalget og bliver størst i tre kommuner - Godt valg for Malik Berthelsen i Qeqqata Kommunia". Sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 2 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Qinersineq.gl - Seats and Substitutes (Qeqqata Kommunia)". valg.ag. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "IA og Siumut finder sammen i Qeqqata". Sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ Greenland’s first road project connecting settlements clears its last hurdle
↑ "First overland road project between Greenlandic towns". Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
↑ ATV-sporet mellem Kangerlussuaq og Sisimiut er færdig

[1] Qeqqata Municipality Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Greenlandic)

[stat-2] Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures 2010

[population-3] 1 2 "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[4] Qeqqata Kommunia, municipal page

[5] Qeqqata.gl "Kommunalbestyrelsen"

[6] "OVERBLIK: Siumut fastholder vælgerne ved kommunalvalget og bliver størst i tre kommuner - Godt valg for Malik Berthelsen i Qeqqata Kommunia". Sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 2 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[7] "Qinersineq.gl - Seats and Substitutes (Qeqqata Kommunia)". valg.ag. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[8] "IA og Siumut finder sammen i Qeqqata". Sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[9] Greenland’s first road project connecting settlements clears its last hurdle

[10] "First overland road project between Greenlandic towns". Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[11] ATV-sporet mellem Kangerlussuaq og Sisimiut er færdig

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v t e Administrative divisions of Greenland (since 2018)
Municipalities	Avannaata Kujalleq Qeqertalik Qeqqata Sermersooq
Unincorporated areas	Pituffik Space Base Northeast Greenland National Park

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