17 Facts About Nuuk

Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre.

Nuuk contains a third of Greenland's population and its tallest building.

Nuuk is the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality.

The area around Nuuk was first occupied by the ancient, pre-Inuit, Paleo-Eskimo people of the Saqqaq culture as far back as 2200 BC when they lived in the area around the now abandoned settlement of Qoornoq.

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The Nuuk area was later inhabited by Viking explorers in the 10th century, and shortly thereafter by Inuit peoples.

Nuuk's was the first European party to cross Greenland successfully.

Nuuk celebrates Inuit culture and history to an extent that is unprecedented in many cities with higher total aboriginal populations.

Nuuk has a maritime-influenced tundra climate with cold, long, snowy winters and cool, short summers.

Today, Nuuk has the highest proportion of Danes of any town in Greenland.

Nuuk's replaced former mayor Asii Chemnitz Narup in 2019 following a social media scandal involving posts criticizing her party.

All of Greenland's major political parties have their headquarters in Nuuk, including the Inuit Ataqatigiit, Siumut, Democrats, Atassut, Association of Candidates and the Women's Party.

Nuuk is home to the Department of Learning, the oldest educational facility in Greenland, in the old colonial part of Nuuk .

For most of the year, Nuuk is served twice-weekly by the coastal ferry of the Arctic Umiaq Line, which links the communities of the western coast.

The main street in Nuuk is Aqqusinersuaq, with a number of shops and the 140-room Hotel Hans Egede.

Greenland National Museum is in Nuuk and was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s.

Nuuk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football games.