Narsaq Municipality

Narsaq municipality

Narsaq Municipality was a municipality in south Greenland until 31 December 2008. The municipality consisted of Narsaq, and the settlements Qassiarsuk, Igaliku, and Narsarsuaq.[1] Its administrative center was the town of Narsaq. It was incorporated into the new Kujalleq municipality on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities of Narsaq, Nanortalik, and Qaqortoq ceased to exist as administrative entities.

The municipality had a population of approximately 2150 people.[2] The size of the municipality was some 8500 km2 of which less than half, or 3000 km2, was open land.

References

  1. ^ "Narsaq Municipality". Randburg. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Norse settlers in Greenland - about the area". Leif 2000. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2011.

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