Sisimiut is a town on the coast of the Davis Strait in central-western Greenland, about 320 kilometers north of the capital Nuuk, within the Kingdom of Denmark's autonomous territory. It is the capital and largest town of the Qeqqata municipality and the second-largest settlement in Greenland, serving as the largest business center north of Nuuk and the northernmost year-round ice-free port in the country. Archaeological evidence shows the site has been inhabited for about 4,500 years, beginning with the Saqqaq culture; as of 2025 it had 5,526 residents.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude66.938889 degrees north 1 Climate Zone Sources
1. Sisimiut (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1764-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 5,582 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 66.938889, longitude -53.672222
P2046 (area)
area 34.4 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 5582 (2020)
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 66.75, -53.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 66.75, -53.75
66.75 -53.75 ET
3. GeoNames: Sisimiut - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3419842Quote, cities500 record 3419842
66.93946 -53.6735 P PPLA GL 06 5227 -9999 America/Nuuk
Sisimiut (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia lead, confirms town in Greenland
On Continent: North America
Sisimiut (Greenlandic: [sisimiut]), also known by its Danish name Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, and the second-largest city in Greenland.
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