342 (Settlements: Ilimanaq Oqaatsut Qeqertaq and Saqqaq)
• Metro density
103.5/km2 (268/sq mi)
• Ethnicity
90.98% Greenlandic 9.02% Other[2]
Time zone
UTC-3 (WGT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC-2 (WGST)
Postal code
3952
Area code
(+299) 94
Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven,[4] is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. With a population of 4,670 as of 2020,[5] it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut.
The city is home to almost as many sled-dogs as people.
In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs" (Danish: Isbjerge).[6] The nearby Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[7] and has made Ilulissat the most popular tourist destination in Greenland.[8] Tourism is now the town's principal industry.
The city neighbours the Ilulissat Icefjord, where there are enormous icebergs from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere.
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