Avannaata

Avannaata

*Norden* (Danish)
Avannaata Norden (Danish)
Municipality
	Avannaata Municipality; Avannaata Kommunia (Greenlandic)
	Clockwise from top left: Ukkusissat, Upernavik, Ilulissat Icefjord, Qaanaaq, Uummannaq
	Coat of arms
	Location of Avannaata within Greenland
	Coordinates (Avannaata Commune): 76°00′N 57°00′W / 76.000°N 57.000°W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Country	Greenland
Established	1 January 2018
Municipal center	Ilulissat
Government
• Mayor	Palle Jeremiassen (Siumut)
Area
• Total	522,700 km2 (201,800 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	10,726
• Density	0.02/km2 (0.05/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03, UTC-04
Calling code	+299
Website	avannaata.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.

Geography

In the south, Avannaata is flanked by the Qeqertalik municipality. In the southeast, it is bordered by the Sermersooq municipality, however this border runs north–south (45° West meridian) through the center of the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq), and as such is free of traffic. In the east and northeast it is bordered by the Northeast Greenland National Park.

At the southern end of the municipal coastline are the waters of Disko Bay, although some Disko Bay communities belong to the municipality of Qeqertalik. This bay is an inlet of the larger Baffin Bay, which to the north edges into the island of Greenland in the form of Melville Bay. The coastline of northeastern Baffin Bay is dotted with islands of the Upernavik Archipelago, which is entirely contained within the municipality. In the far northwest near Qaanaaq and Siorapaluk, the municipal shores extend into Nares Strait, which separates Greenland from Ellesmere Island.

Avannaata's western side extends to the formerly disputed Hans Island's eastern half, while Canada's Qiqiktaluuk Region administers the western half.

Politics

Avannaata's municipal council consists of 17 members, elected every four years.^[2]

Municipal council

Election	Party					Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
Election	A	D	IA	N	S	Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
2017	3	1	2	2	9	17	63.1%	Palle Jeremiassen (S)
2021	2	1	3	2	9	17	69.5%	Palle Jeremiassen (S)
Data from Valg.gl

Administrative divisions

Ilulissat area

Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)
Ilimanaq (Claushavn)
Oqaatsut (Rodebay)
Qeqertaq (Øen)
Saqqaq (Solsiden)

Qaanaaq area

Uummannaq area

Upernavik area

Language

Kalaallisut, the West Greenlandic dialect, is spoken in the towns and settlements of the western and northwestern coasts. Inuktun is also spoken in and around Qaanaaq.

References and notes

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

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

[2] Avannaata.gl "Kommunalbestyrelsen"

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