Sermersooq

Sermersooq Municipality Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Municipality
Clockwise from top left: Nuuk, Kulusuk, Tasiilaq, Kangertittivaq
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sermersooq within Greenland
Coordinates (Sermersooq Commune): 66°00′N 40°00′W / 66.000°N 40.000°W / 66.000; -40.000
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq
Established	1 January 2009
Municipal center	Nuuk
Government
• Mayor	Asii Chemnitz Narup (Inuit Ataqatigiit)
Area
• Total	531,900 km2 (205,400 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	21,868
• Density	0.041/km2 (0.11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03, UTC-01
Calling code	+299
ISO 3166 code	GL-SM
Website	sermersooq.gl

Sermersooq (Greenlandic: [seʁmeʁsoːq̚], place of much ice, Danish: sted med meget is) is the most populous municipality of Greenland. Its capital and largest city is Nuuk, which is also the capital and largest city of Greenland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when five municipalities were combined together to make Sermersooq.

Geography

Sermersooq borders the Labrador Sea to the west and the Denmark Strait to the east. It borders all the municipalities of Kujalleq, Qeqqata, Qeqertalik and Avannaata. To the north is Northeast Greenland National Park.

References

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