Maniitsoq
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Maniitsoq () or Sukkertoppen is a town on Maniitsoq Island, western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality. With 2,534 inhabitants , it is the sixth-largest town in Greenland.
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Place details
- Locality
- Maniitsoq
- Region
- Qeqqata
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 2,534
- Timezone
- America/Nuuk
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Maniitsoq
- Settlement.other_name
- Sukkertoppen
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Maniitsoq (52675689990).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Maniitsoq
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 22px Qeqqata
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1782
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,482
- Settlement.timezone1
- Western Greenland Time
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- −02:00
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality
- Official name
- Sukkertoppen
- Country
- Danish Realm
- Located in
- Qeqqata
- Population
- 2534
- Area
- 8.515
- Capital of
- Maniitsoq Municipality
- Official website
- www.maniitsoq.gl
- Image
- Hotel Heilmann Lyberth, Maniitsoq-1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Maniitsoq
- twinned administrative body
- Esbjerg
- postal code
- 3912
- inception
- 1782-00-00
- P12749
- Christianity
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Industry
- Transport
- Air
- Sea
- Population
- Notable people
- Literature
- Maniitsoq structure
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Maniitsoq () or Sukkertoppen is a town on Maniitsoq Island, western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality. With 2,534 inhabitants , it is the sixth-largest town in Greenland.
== History == thumb|left Archaeological finds indicate that the area has been settled for more than 4,000 years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maniitsoq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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