Nuuk Municipality was one of the municipalities of Greenland until 31 December 2008. On 1 January 2009, it was merged with four other former municipalities into the new Sermersooq municipality. The central town was Nuuk. Other settlements within its borders were Kangerluarsoruseq, Kapisillit, and Qeqertarsuatsiaat.
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Former administrative divisions of Greenland (until 31 December 2008) |
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| Norse Greenland |
- Eastern Settlement (Eystribygð) (c. 985–c. 1400)
- Western Settlement (Vestribygð) (c. 985–c. 1400)
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| Danish colonies |
- North Greenland (Nordgrønland) (1782–1950)
- South Greenland (Sydgrønland) (1782–1950)
- Colony of Greenland (1950–1953)
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| Counties |
- County of Greenland (1950–1979)
- Avannaa (Nordgrønland) (1979–2008)
- Kitaa (Vestgrønland) (1979–2008)
- Tunu (Østgrønland) (1979–2008)
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| Municipalities |
- Aasiaat
- Ammassalik
- Ilulissat
- Ittoqqortoormiit
- Ivittuut
- Kangaatsiaq
- Maniitsoq
- Nanortalik
- Narsaq
- Paamiut
- Qaanaaq
- Qaqortoq
- Qasigiannguit
- Qeqertarsuaq
- Sisimiut
- Upernavik
- Uummannaq
- Vaigat (from 1972 part of Qeqertarsuaq Municipality)
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| Unincorporated areas | |
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| See also | |
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