Nuuk

Summary

Nuuk is a city^[1]. Nuuk ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,043 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nuuk is located in Sermersooq^[3].
• Nuuk is in the country of Greenland^[4].
• Nuuk's head of government is recorded as Avaaraq S. Olsen^[5].
• Nuuk's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Nuuk's instance of is recorded as largest city^[7].
• Nuuk's official language is recorded as Greenlandic^[8].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cuxhaven^[9].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aalborg^[10].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vantaa^[11].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changchun^[12].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Huddinge Municipality^[13].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reykjavík^[14].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ushuaia^[15].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bocas del Toro^[16].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sorong^[17].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amasya^[18].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tórshavn^[19].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oslo^[20].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Copenhagen^[21].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stockholm^[22].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Helsinki^[23].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality^[24].
• Nuuk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kongens Lyngby^[25].
• Nuuk's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of Arms of Nuuk^[26].
• Nuuk's postal code is recorded as 3900^[27].

Body

Geography

Nuuk is in the country of Greenland^[4]. Nuuk is located in Sermersooq^[3]. Nuuk is part of Sermersooq^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+17984'}^[29], {'amount': '+18326'}^[30], {'amount': '+8545'}^[31], {'amount': '+8527'}^[32], {'amount': '+8827'}^[33], and {'amount': '+9077'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and largest city^[7].

History and Context

1721 marks the founding of Nuuk^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nuuk include Nuuk Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Greenland^[38].

Why It Matters

Nuuk ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,043 views/month).^[2] Nuuk has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Nuuk is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Nuuk include Nuuk Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Greenland^[38].