Ammassalik Municipality

Ammassalik was one of two municipalities in

Illoqqortoormiut (further north). It was located in southeastern Greenland, and with an area of 232,100 km², most of it on the ice sheet, it was the largest municipality of East Greenland. It is now mostly part of the new Sermersooq municipality, except for the uninhabited area from Timmiarmiut southwards, which is part of the new Kujalleq

municipality. The population was 3,031 on 1 January 2005. Due to its size, the old municipality bordered more municipalities than any other in Greenland (10):

Nanortalik (south)
Narsaq (west)
Qaqortoq (west)
Paamiut (west)
Maniitsoq (west)
Sisimiut (west)
Kangaatsiaq (west)
Qasigiannguit (west)
Nuuk (west)
Ittoqqortoormiit (north)

For the most part, the old municipality boundaries were laid out as straight lines on the

Tineteqilaaq, Sermiligaaq and Isertoq. Ammassalik was also the home to the Arctic Team Challenge

, an adventure race.

External links

Official website

65°36′51.649″N 37°38′11.177″W / 65.61434694°N 37.63643806°W / 65.61434694; -37.63643806

v t e 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

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