Qeqqata

**Qeqqata** (, _The Center_, ) is a municipality in western Greenland. It was created on 1 January 2009. The municipality was named "Qeqqata" because it is in the central-western part of Greenland. Its population is 9,378 as of January 2020. The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (which used to be called Holsteinsborg).

## Creation

Qeqqata was created on 1 January 2009. Kangerlussuaq and two older municipalities of western Greenland, Maniitsoq Municipality and Sisimiut Municipality, were combined to make Qeqqata. Kangerlussuaq used to be unincorporated, which means that it was not a part of any municipality.

## Geography

Most of the settlements and trade in Qeqqata are along the coast.

Qeqqata borders Sermersooq municipality in the south and in the east. In the north, it borders the Qeqertalik municipality. The Davis Strait, which separates Greenland from Baffin Island, is to the west. It has an area of . This makes it it the second-smallest municipality of Greenland, after Kujalleq.

## Politics

Qeqqata's municipal council has 15 members. They are elected every four years.

### Municipal council

|rowspan="2"|Election|colspan="5"|Party|rowspan="2"|Total seats|rowspan="2"|Turnout|rowspan="2"|Elected mayor||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="background:;"|**Atassut**|style="background:;"|**Democrats (Greenland)**|style="background:;"|**Inuit Ataqatigiit**|style="background:;"|**Partii Naleraq**|style="background:;"|**Siumut**||
|2008|3|1|4|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"||7|rowspan="4"|15|59.7%||
|2013|4|style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="3"||2|9|57.6%|Hermann Berthelsen (S)||||
|2017|3|3|1|8|61.1%|Malik Berthelsen (S)|||||
|2021|2|3|4|6|63.8%||||||
|colspan="14"|Data from Valg.gl||||||||||

### Maniitsoq area

- Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen)
- Atammik
- Kangaamiut
- Napasoq

### Sisimiut area

- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
- Itilleq
- Kangerlussuaq (Søndrestrøm)
- Sarfannguit

## Transport

There are no roads between settlements. This is the same in all of Greenland. There are three airports in Qeqqata: Kangerlussuaq, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut. Kangerlussuaq is the international hub for Greenland. Other settlements have boats that take people to them.

A simple road for terrain vehicles between Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut was approved in June 2020. The first 21 km of the road, which connecting Kangerlussuaq with the Tasersuaq area, will be built in July 2020.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Qeqqata Municipality
- **native name**: Qeqqata Kommunia
- **native name lang**: kl
- **type**: Administrative divisions of Greenland, Municipality
- **image skyline**: Qeqqata-montage.jpg
- **image alt**: Qeqqata municipality
- **image caption**: Clockwise from top left: Davis Strait, Sisimiut, Kangerlussuaq Airport, Sermersut Island
- **image shield**: Qeqqata-coat-of-arms.svg
- **image map**: Qeqqata in Greenland 2018.svg
- **map caption**: Location of the Qeqqata municipality within Greenland
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **coor pinpoint**: Qeqqata Commune
- **subdivision type**: Sovereign state
- **subdivision type1**: Countries of the Kingdom of Denmark, Autonomous country
- **subdivision type2**: Administrative divisions of Greenland, Municipality
- **subdivision name2**:  Qeqqata
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 1 January 2009
- **seat type**: Municipal center
- **seat**: Sisimiut
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Malik Berthelsen (Siumut)
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 115500
- **area total sq mi**: 44595
- **population total**: 9378
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone1**: UTC-03
- **area code type**: List of country calling codes, Calling code
- **area code**: +299
- **iso code**: GL-QE
- **website**: [http://qeqqata.gl qeqqata.gl]