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 approxiamtely 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. http://www.randburg.com/gr/narsaqmu.html. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
2. ^ "The Norse settlers in Greenland - about the area". Leif 2000. http://www.greenland-guide.gl/leif2000/area.htm. Retrieved May 9, 2011.