Upernavik Municipality

Upernavik Municipality was one of the municipalities of Greenland, until 31 December 2008. 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

Former administrative divisions of Greenland (until 31 December 2008)

Counties	Avannaa (North Greenland) Kitaa (West Greenland) Tunu (East Greenland)

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

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