![Qinngorput](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Qinngorput.jpg)
Qinngorput is a district of
Nuuk
Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) 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. The major cities from other co ...
, the capital of
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
. It is located near to the east-northeast of
Nuuk Centrum
Nuuk Centrum is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Together with the Old Nuuk neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.
Transport
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, south of
Nuuk Airport
Nuuk Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Nuuk; da, Godthåb Lufthavn; is an airport serving Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The airport is a technical base and focus city for Air Greenland, the flag carrier airline of Greenland, linking the capital with s ...
, approximately outside of the city centre.
History
The Qinngorput area was a popular camping and hunting site for many years before it was incorporated into Nuuk in 2005. Being the most recent district incorporated with the city, it attracts younger people and the focus is on families with school-aged children. This is reflected in the demographics; it has on average the youngest population of all Nuuk districts. Qinngorput does not have many inhabitants, less than 200, but the number of buildings is steadily growing. When finished the area will consist of 1200 apartments, with a planned potential capacity of 10.000 inhabitants, if needed. The latest expansion of the district is along the south-eastern shores of Malenebugten, with 300 new apartments to be handed over in August 2013.
The district is the newest neighbourhood of the growing city; the entire area consists of buildings erected since the mid-1990s and is a part of the new Nuuk city planning strategy. The overwhelming majority of the housing in the district is privately owned. The nearby
Nuussuaq
Nuussuaq (old spelling: ''Nûgssuaq''), formerly Kraulshavn, is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the only mainland settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located near the western tip of the Nuussuaq Penin ...
district was likewise purposefully erected in the late 1980s in order to minimize auxiliary city costs, stemming from infrastructural investments such as plumbing, power grids, and communications.
Recent developments
![Nuuk - Blok P](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Nuuk_-_Blok_P.JPG)
In conjunction with the joint 2009 Greenlandic Home rule and Nuuk city council decision to sanitize and partly dismantle the infamous
Blok P
Blok P, in Nuuk, was the largest residential building in all of Greenland. It contained around 320 apartments and it is said that approximately 1% of the total population of the entire island lived in the building. The building was demolished on ...
in central Nuuk, a plan was drafted to primarily house the evictees in apartment blocks at Qinngorput. Many of the present Blok P tenants have expressed their unwillingness to move to the new district, citing both rising living expenses and lack of commuting possibilities.
The tenants were offered housing in six apartment blocks, built in the Pisissia part of Qinngorput by subcontractor Permagreen. The clearing and subsequent cleaning of Blok P was done in two stages, beginning in 2011 with the second stage in early 2012. From 2013 the municipality created a community project over the former Blok P area, called Nuuk Playground. The majority of tenants from Blok P were moved to other places near the city.
Infrastructure and services
The number of services in the district is on the rise. In addition to the already existing
kindergarten
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...
and
mass transit
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service points, on May 3, 2011, a new two-form entry school—Hans Lynge School—was handed over to Nuuk city. The school commenced its function in September 2011.
The school is planned to house 452 pupils from grades 1 to 7, with a planned option of expanding it to a three-form school. It will also double as a cultural center. While planning the school, the focus was on environmentally friendly design
In June, 2011,
Sermersooq
Sermersooq (, da, sted med meget is, lit=place of much ice) is a municipality in Greenland, formed on 1 January 2009 from five earlier, smaller municipalities. Its administrative seat is the city of Nuuk (formerly called Godthåb), the capital ...
municipal council earmarked funds for a playground and activity park for children. Construction commenced in 2012, with no date for final hand-over set.
A local grocery store, "Spar", has operated in the district since June 29, 2011
. Additionally, a mobile grocery delivery service is also available for residents, if they prefer items that are only available from a bigger grocery chain, or if they prefer a usually cheaper price.
Transportation
Connections
Previously the only readily accessible route to the district was via the airport. In 2008 a road connecting Qinngorput to central Nuuk—via Nuussuaq—was finished, effectively cutting commuting time to the city centre in half. The road is named after government minister
Agnethe Davidsen
Agnethe Davidsen (29 August 1947 Nuuk – 25 November 2007, Nuuk) was a judge who was the first female government minister in Greenland and only the second female mayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where she was mayor for more than 14 years ...
. From 2013, there are two to four buses available from the city each hour. It takes approximately 10–15 minutes to get into the city.
Mass transit
Commuting between downtown and Qinngorput is facilitated by the local
Nuup Bussii
Nuup Bussii A/S is a bus company in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, providing public transport services for the city. As of 2014 Nuup Bussii has 31 employees, operating 16 buses with a distinct yellow color, as well as five other small vehicles.
...
bus company. It operates three
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
routes. Route 1 and 1A run together every 20 minutes directly between downtown and the district; Route 3 runs a route full of detours, connecting the district with
Nuuk Airport
Nuuk Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Nuuk; da, Godthåb Lufthavn; is an airport serving Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The airport is a technical base and focus city for Air Greenland, the flag carrier airline of Greenland, linking the capital with s ...
,
Nuussuaq
Nuussuaq (old spelling: ''Nûgssuaq''), formerly Kraulshavn, is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the only mainland settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located near the western tip of the Nuussuaq Penin ...
and downtown once an hour from Monday to Saturday.
References
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Districts and neighborhoods of Nuuk