Ilulissat
Ilulissat | |
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 Auld toun an harbor o Ilulissat | |
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| Coordinates: 69°13′N 51°06′W / 69.217°N 51.100°WCoordinates: 69°13′N 51°06′W / 69.217°N 51.100°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent kintra |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Qaasuitsup |
| First mention | 16t century |
| Ceety Status | 16t century |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Ole Dorph (S) |
| Area | |
| • City | 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 47.000 km2 (18.147 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2010 m (6,590 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2014 (ceety, settlements))[2] | |
| • City | 4,893 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,530 (Ceety o Ilulissat) |
| • Metro | 363 (Settlements: Ilimanaq Oqaatsut Qeqertaq an Saqqaq) |
| • Metro density | 129,48/km2 (33,540/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicity | 90.98% Greenlandic 9.02% Other[3] |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (WGT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (WGST) |
| Postal code | 3952 |
| Area code(s) | (+299) 94 |
| Website | www |
Ilulissat,[4] formerly Jakobshavn, is a toun in the Qaasuitsup municipality in wastren Greenland, locatit approximately 200 km (120 mi) north o the Arctic Circle. Wi the population o 4,541 as o 2013,[5] it is the third-lairgest dounset in Greenland, efter Nuuk an Sisimiut.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | edit soorce]Twin touns – Sister ceeties
[eedit | edit soorce]Ilulissat is twinned wi:
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Den Store Danske: Areal fordelt efter kommune / region". Naatsorsueqqissaartarfik. Retrieved 23 Januar 2014.
- ↑ "Naatsorsueqqissaartarfik: Ilulissat City/Settlements (Ilulissat Municipality, Qaasuitsup Kommunia), 2014 (table: BEDST3)". Statistics Greenland. Retrieved 14 Februar 2014.
- ↑ Naatsorsueqqissaartarfik: Naatsorsueqqissaartarfik, table BEDST3', period 2014
- ↑ The name is sometimes spelled Ilulisat.
- ↑ Greenland in Figures 2013 (PDF). Statistics Greenland. ISBN 978-87-986787-7-9. ISSN 1602-5709. Retrieved 5 September 2013.