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Nuuk

#1400 in World

Greenland

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Population
19K
Coordinates
64.1836, -51.7214
Category
cities

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Nuuk is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. It is the seat of the Sermersooq municipality and the government of Greenland and is the territory's largest cultural and economic center. In January 2025, it had a population of 20,113—more than a third of the territory's population—making it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population.

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