Narsaq Municipality Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Narsaq Municipality . Randburg . April 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317000018/http://www.randburg.com/gr/narsaqmu.html . March 17, 2012.
  2. Web site: The Norse settlers in Greenland - about the area. Leif 2000. May 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806103806/http://www.greenland-guide.gl/leif2000/area.htm. August 6, 2017. dead.