Upernavik Municipality

Upernavik Municipality was one of the municipalities of Greenland, until 31 December 2008, when it and seven other municipalities were consolidated to form the state of Qaasuitsup. The municipality was home to approximately 3,000 people, while 1,144 live in the town of Upernavik, and the remainder live in ten other settlements, including Kullorsuaq, with a population of about 400. Air Greenland operates air services to Upernavik.

Settlements in the former Upernavik Municipality

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Former administrative divisions of Greenland (until 31 December 2008)

Norse Greenland

• Eastern Settlement (Eystribygð) (c.985–c.1400)
• Western Settlement (Vestribygð) (c.985–c.1400)

Danish colonies

• North Greenland (Nordgrønland) (1721–1950)
• South Greenland (Sydgrønland) (c.1728–1950)
• Colony of Greenland (1950–1953)

Counties

• County of Greenland (1950–1979)
• Avannaa (Nordgrønland) (1979–2008)
• Kitaa (Vestgrønland) (1979–2008)
• Tunu (Østgrønland) (1979–2008)

Municipalities

• Aasiaat
• Ammassalik
• Ilulissat
• Ittoqqortoormiit
• Ivittuut
• Kangaatsiaq
• Maniitsoq
• Nanortalik
• Narsaq
• Nuuk
• Paamiut
• Qaanaaq
• Qaqortoq
• Qasigiannguit
• Qeqertarsuaq
• Sisimiut
• Upernavik
• Uummannaq
• Vaigat (from 1972 part of Qeqertarsuaq Municipality)

Unincorporated Areas

• Kangerlussuaq (from 2002 part of Sisimiut Municipality)
• Pituffik
• Northeast Greenland National Park

See also

• (New) Municipalities