GREENLAND: population growth of the towns

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GREENLAND

[Kalaallit Nunaat] :
historical demographical data of the urban centres

PLACE NAME	variants of the place name	amt	e2002b	p2001	p2000	e1999	e1996	e1995	e1991	c1990	e1989	e1984	c1980	c1970	e1968	e1963	e1956	e1942	e1939	c1930	e1928	e1921	c1901	particulars	elevation	found.yr	position
source:			SG	SH,TB	SG,SH	SY	TB	CG,SG	MW	SG,TB	CG,IA	SY	SG,SY,TB	SG	IA	SY	SY	EB	DV	EB,HB	AG	AG	WW
Danish version	Inuit version

Angmagssalik	Ammassalik, Tasiilaq	EG	1,816	1,747	1,705		1,684	1,644	1,512	1,465			1,114	0,885	0,820	2,100	1,400		0,100	0,800			0,400		0	1894	6536N 3733W
Attu	Attu		0,300	0,310	0,310			0,325		0,353			0,349	0,341													67,95n/53,62w
Christianshåb	Qasigiannguit	WG	1,368	1,411	1,406		1,515	1,530		1,612			1,771	1,588						0,600					0	1734	6849N 5105W
Daneborg	Eskimonæs	EG																							0		7418N 2012W
Danmarkshavn	Danmarks Havn	EG																							0
Dundas	Uummanaq	TH	1,464		1,460			1,440		1,405			1,175	1,006											0		7634N 6851W
Egedesminde	Aasiaat	WG	3,179	3,239	3,234		3,039	3,154		3,308	3,621		3,196	3,215	3,543				0,500	1,700	1,800		1,265		0	1759	6842N 5245W
Etah		TH																						abandoned settlement, used as a base for arctic expeditions	0		7819N 7236W
Færingehavn	Kangerluarsoruseq	WG																							0		6343N 5133W
Fiskeræsset	Qeqertarsuatsiaat	WG	0,268	0,270	0,261			0,289		0,321			0,331	0,336											0		6305N 5041W
Frederikshåb	Paamiut	WG	1,834	1,883	1,888		2,040	2,056	2,162	2,219			2,237	1,949	2,436				0,400	1,000			0,900		0	1742	6200N 4943W
Frederiksdal		WG																							0
Gammel Sukkertoppen	Kangaamiut		0,466	0,491	0,481		0,504	0,512		0,556			0,533	0,638													65,84n/53,35w
Godhavn	Qeqertarsuaq	WG	1,011	1,000	0,993		1,095	1,112		1,093			0,941	0,863	0,971				0,300	0,500			0,294		0	1773	6914N 5331W
Godthåb	Nuuk	WG	13,889	13,650	13,445	13,169	12,882	12,723	12,181	12,217	12,217	9,997	9,077	7,166	6,790	3,200	2,000	1,538	0,700	1,313	0,400	0,400	0,990		0	1728	6411N 5145W
Holsteinsborg	Sisimiut	WG	5,222	5,165	5,127		5,117	4,979	4,954	4,871	4,871		3,976	4,232	4,043				0,500	1,000					0		6655N 5340W
Ivittuut	Ivigtut	WG	0,000	0,010	0,013			0,001	0,004	0,004			0,037	0,075	0,073									once a large cryolite deposit (mined 1858-1969), now deserted	0	1806	6113N 4810W
Jakobshavn	Ilulissat	WG	4,285	4,165	4,200		4,086	4,052	4,135	4,191			3,648	2,544	2,872			1,480	0,500	0,681			0,300		0	1741	6913N 5104W
Julianehåb	Qaqortoq	WG	3,086	3,111	3,112		3,176	3,212	3,127	3,127			2,594	2,703	3,086	2,700	1,300	2,004	0,700	3,532	2,400	0,400	2,700		0		6044N 4603W
Kangatsiaq	Kangaatsiaq		0,673	0,636	0,623		0,668	0,662		0,536			0,411	0,369													68,30n/53,48w
Kangersuatsiaq	Kangersuatsiaq		0,243	0,260	0,255			0,254		0,256			0,217	0,193													72,38n/55,52w
Kraulshavn	Nutaarmiut	WG	0,056		0,064			0,063		0,064			0,076	0,049											0		7408N 5705W
Kullorsuaq		WG	0,382	0,390	0,387			0,337		0,274			0,203	0,172											0		74,58n/57,19w
Kulusuk			0,310	0,320	0,332			0,339		0,328			0,402	0,421													65,57n/ 37,17w
Kuumiut			0,376	0,380	0,389			0,414		0,458			0,474	0,544													65,87n/37,03w
Maarmorilik		WG																						marble quarries	0		7108N 5117W
Nanortalik		WG	1,544	1,506	1,538		1,527	1,564		1,424			1,402	1,281											0		6008N 4513W
Narsaq		WG	1,693	1,728	1,708		1,737	1,781		1,811			1,723	1,770											0		6054N 4600W
Niaqornaarsuk			0,344	0,370	0,365			0,352		0,317			0,298	0,269													68,23n/52,86w
Nord	Station Nord	EG																							0		8143N 1750W
Qaarsut	Qaarsut		0,242	0,230	0,241			0,219		0,223			0,198	0,264													70,73n/ 52,64w
Saattut			0,268	0,280	0,277			0,246		0,234			0,264	0,282													70,82n/51,62w
Savissivik		TH																							0
Scoresbysund	Ittoqqortoormiit	EG	0,527	0,524	0,525		0,474	0,483	0,527	0,470			0,391	0,339					0,100	0,100	0,700				0	1924	7029N 2156W
Siorapaluk		TH																							0		7748N 7041W
Søndre Strömfjord	Kangerlussuaq	WG	0,487	0,481	0,446		0,331	0,285		0,473			0,682	0,604											0		6701N 5043W
Sukkertoppen	Maniitsoq	WG	2,905	2,928	2,929		3,000	3,024		3,135			3,008	2,600	3,660	3,100		1,727	0,700	1,397	0,500	0,500	0,400		0		6524N 5252W
Sydprøven	Alluitsup Paa	WG	0,478	0,509	0,489		0,479	0,466		0,527			0,581	0,569							0,900				0		6028N 4533W
Tasiusaq		WG	0,234	0,232	0,231			0,229		0,166			0,163	0,154											0		7322N 5605W
Thule	Qaanaaq	TH	0,642	0,655	0,665		0,639	0,627		0,551			0,409	0,288	0,600		0,600								0	1910	7729N 6912W
Thule Air Base	Pituffik	TH	0,224	0,240	0,255					0,305			0,494												0	1942	7634N 6850W
Tingiarmiut	Timmiarmiut	EG																							0
Umanak	Uummanaq	WG	1,464	1,443	1,460		1,497	1,440		1,405			1,175	1,006	2,348					1,400	1,500		1,100		0		7040N 5208W
Upernavik	Uperniviq	WG	1,185	1,146	1,143		1,131	1,102	0,964	0,918			0,844	0,730	1,930				0,300	1,200	1,200		0,960		0		7247N 5610W

SEE REFERENCES OF	PLACE NAME VARIANTS
Inuit version >> see:	>> Danish version

Ammassalik	Angmagssalik
Aasiaat	Egedesminde																										68.71n/52.85w
Alluitsup Paa	Sydprøven
Eskimonæs	Daneborg
Ilulissat	Jakobshavn
Ittoqqortoormiit	Scoresbysund
Ivigtut	Ivittuut
Kangaamiut	Gammel Sukkertoppen
Kangerluarsoruseq	Færingehavn
Kangerlussuaq	Søndre Strömfjord
Maniitsoq	Sukkertoppen
Nutaarmiut	Kraulshavn
Nuuk	Godthåb
Paamiut	Frederikshåb
Pituffik	Thule Air Base
Qaanaaq	Thule
Qaqortoq	Julianehåb
Qasigiannguit	Christianshåb
Qeqertarsuaq	Godhavn
Qeqertarsuatsiaat	Fiskeræsset
Sisimiut	Holsteinsborg
Station Nord	Nord
Tasiilaq	Angmagssalik
Timmiarmiut	Tingiarmiut
Uperniviq	Upernavik
Uummanaq	Dundas
Uummanaq	Umanak

Particulars:
Source MW: "By permission. From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. Third Edition cop. 1997 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated."
Source "SG" = "Greenland statistical yearbook" (ISSN 0907-9432).
Because the population of the settlements is rather small these figures are exact in whole numbers, thus not in thousands as usual in tables on this site.
For reasons of convenience the column of Inuit variants of the place names is put directly beneath the Danish used names. At the bottom cross references are found from the Inuit to the Danish version of the names.
It is not always clear whether the data are for a town, settlement or a commune. Some recent figures of the communes are also found on the page of the administrative division.
File created on 1997-07-22; revised on 2000-09-07; and last modified on 2003-11-15 by Jan Lahmeyer

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