Administrative divisions of Greenland









































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Greenland is divided into five municipalities – Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, and Sermersooq[1][2] – as well as the large Northeast Greenland National Park which is unincorporated. The Thule Air Base is administered by the United States Air Force and operates as an unincorporated enclave surrounded by territory of Avannaata.




Contents






  • 1 Municipalities


  • 2 History


    • 2.1 Divisions and national park


    • 2.2 Municipalities


    • 2.3 Kitaa (West Greenland)


    • 2.4 Tunu (East Greenland)


    • 2.5 Avannaa (North Greenland)




  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Municipalities




Administrative divisions of Greenland since 1 January 2018, with municipal centers marked with numbers.

























































Name Kalaallisut Municipality center
 Coat of Arms
ISO[3]
 Population
 Area (km²)

Avannaata
 Avannaata Kommunia
Ilulissat
Link to file
10,651[4]
 522,700

Kujalleq
 Kommune Kujalleq
Qaqortoq
Kujalleq-coat-of-arms.svg
 GL-KU
 7,589
 32,000

Qeqertalik
 Kommune Qeqertalik
Aasiaat
Link to file
6,504[5]
 62,400

Qeqqata
 Qeqqata Kommunia
Sisimiut
Qeqqata-coat-of-arms.svg
 GL-QE
 9,677
 115,500

Sermersooq
 Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Nuuk
Sermersooq-coat-of-arms.png
 GL-SM
 21,232
 531,900


History


Greenland was originally divided between the two colonies of North Greenland with its capital at Qeqertarsuaq (formerly Godhavn) and South Greenland with its capital at Nuuk (formerly Godthaab). These were directed by inspectors until 1924, when the officials were promoted to governors. The colonies were united in 1940[verification needed] and the administration centralized at Godthaab.


In 1953 a new Danish constitution promoted Greenland to full membership in the Danish state with all of its inhabitants given Danish citizenship.



Divisions and national park


For statistical and some regulatory purposes the country was divided into three divisions (landsdele) in 1951: West Greenland, North Greenland and East Greenland. The large Northeast Greenland National Park was established in 1974 encompassing the northern part of East Greenland and amended with the eastern part of North Greenland in 1988.


With the advent of Home Rule in 1979, these names were Greenlandicized to Kitaa, Tunu, and Avannaa. By 2008, Kitaa had 15 municipalities, Tunu 2, and Avannaa 1.



Municipalities


In 1908 Greenland was divided into 63 municipalities with elected municipal councils. After the modernization phase started in the 1950s these were consolidated and by 1979 there were 18 municipalities.


The structural reform in 2008-9 created 4 enlarged municipalities. Of these the largest, Qaasuitsup Kommunia, was partitioned on January 1, 2018 to form the new municipalities of Avannaata and Qeqertalik.[2]



Kitaa (West Greenland)




The three former counties of Greenland, including the boundaries of the former municipalities and the Northeast Greenland National Park area.


Southern part:



  • Nanortalik Municipality

  • Qaqortoq Municipality

  • Narsaq Municipality

  • Ivittuut Municipality

  • Paamiut Municipality


Central part:



  • Nuuk Municipality

  • Maniitsoq Municipality

  • Sisimiut Municipality

  • Kangaatsiaq Municipality

  • Aasiaat Municipality

  • Qasigiannguit Municipality

  • Ilulissat Municipality

  • Qeqertarsuaq Municipality


Northern part:



  • Uummannaq Municipality

  • Upernavik Municipality



Tunu (East Greenland)



  • Ammassalik Municipality

  • Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality


  • Northeast Greenland National Park (southern part) (unincorporated)



Avannaa (North Greenland)



  • Qaanaaq Municipality


  • Thule Air Base (Pituffik) (unincorporated)



See also








  • KANUKOKA, the municipalities' leadership council

  • Subdivisions of the Nordic countries

  • ISO 3166-2:GL

  • ISO 3166-2:DK



References





  1. ^ Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures, 2014


  2. ^ ab "Qaasuitsup Kommunia"..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ISO 3166-2:GL (ISO 3166-2 codes for the subdivision of Greenland)


  4. ^ "Kommuni pillugu". Avannaata Kommunia.


  5. ^ "Kommuni pillugu". Kommune Qeqertalik.













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