Ilulissat
town in Greenland
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Summary
Ilulissat is a city[1]. Ilulissat draws 1,659 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #613 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Avannaata[3]
- Country: Greenland[4]
- Named after: Jacob Severin[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Fredericia[6], Fuglafjørður[7], Hafnarfjörður[8]
- Postal code: 3952[9]
- Commons category: Ilulissat[10]
- Local dialing code: 94[11]
- Inception: 1741[12]
- Coordinate location: 69.216666666667, -51.1[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ilulissat[14]
- Commons gallery: Ilulissat[15]
- Population: 4737[16], 4670[17], 3572[18], 3423[19], 3535[20], 3648[21], 3724[22], 3759[23], 3878[24], 3862[25], 3929[26], 4043[27], 4135[28], 4214[29]
- Described by source: Trap Danmark (5th ed.)[30]
- Capital of: Qaasuitsup[31], Ilulissat municipality[32], Avannaata[33]
- Official name: Ililissat[34]
- Category for people born here: Q60900617[35]
- Native label: Ilulissat[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ilulissat include Ilulissat Airport[37], an airport[38], in Greenland[39] and Ilulissat Icefjord[40], a fjord[41], in Greenland[42], founded in 2003[43].
Why It Matters
Ilulissat has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Ilulissat is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Ilulissat include Ilulissat Airport[37], an airport[38], in Greenland[39] and Ilulissat Icefjord[40], a fjord[41], in Greenland[42], founded in 2003[43].