Nuuk

Godthåb
Godthåb
City
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	Coordinates: 64°10′30″N 51°44′20″W / 64.17500°N 51.73889°WCoordinates: 64°10′30″N 51°44′20″W / 64.17500°N 51.73889°W
State	Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq
Founded	29 August 1728
Incorporated	1728
Government
• Mayor	Asii Chemnitz Narup (Inuit Ataqatigiit)
Area
• City	690 km2 (265 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2016)
• City	17,316 (Largest in Greenland)
• Metro	18,040 (including Qeqertarsuatsiaat and Kapisillit)
	City and metropolitan population is co-extensive, the entire Metro area belongs to Nuuk City
Time zone	UTC−03:00 (Western Greenland Standard)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Daylight)
Postal code	3900

Nuuk (Danish: Godthaab or Godthåb) is the capital of Greenland. It is around the mouth of island Nuup Kangerlua (Danish: "Godthåbsfjorden") on the west coast of Greenland, about 240 km (150 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. The city has a population of 17,635 people.

It was founded in 1728 by the Norwegian missionary Hans Egede. Egede named the city Godthåb which means Good Hope. Today, the people of Nuuk are mainly Inuit and Danes.

Nuuk is the location of the University of Greenland.