Qeqertalik
Qeqertalik
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| Qeqertalik Municipality Qeqertalik Kommunia (Greenlandic) Qeqertalik Kommune (Danish) | |
Location of Qeqertalik within Greenland | |
| Coordinates (Qeqertalik Commune): 68°42′N 52°52′W / 68.700°N 52.867°W | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Country | Greenland |
| Established | 1 January 2018 |
| Municipal center | Aasiaat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simigaq Heilmann (Demokraatit) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62,400 km2 (24,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,340 |
| Time zone | UTC-03, UTC-04 |
| Calling code | +299 |
| Website | qeqertalik.gl |
Qeqertalik (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qɜqɜtːalik], Danish: Område med øer, lit. 'Area with islands') is a municipality of Greenland created in 2018 from four southern regions of the former Qaasuitsup Municipality. It is the least populated municipality at a population of 6,340, despite this it is the 2nd most densely populated municipality with 0.11 people per square kilometer.