Avannaata
Avannaata
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| Avannaata Municipality Avannaata Kommunia (Greenlandic) Avannaata Kommune (Danish) | |
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 | Lars Erik Gabrielsen (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 |
| ISO 3166 code | GL-AV |
| Website | avannaata.gl |
Avannaata (Greenlandic pronunciation: [avanːaːta], Danish: Norden, lit. 'The North') 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.