Maniitsoq Municipality was a municipality in
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...
until 31 December 2008. Its administrative center was
Maniitsoq
Maniitsoq () or Sukkertoppen is a town on Maniitsoq Island, western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality. With 2,534 inhabitants , it is the sixth-largest town in Greenland.
History
Archaeological finds indicate that the area ha ...
. Within its borders were also the settlements of
Atammik
Atammik (old spelling: ''Atangmik'') is a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Located on the shores of Davis Strait, it had 196 inhabitants in 2020. It is the southernmost settlement in the municipality. The local ...
,
Napasoq and
Kangaamiut
Kangaamiut,"Maniitsoq", Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992. formerly known as Gammel Sukkertoppen, is a settlement with a population of 293 (2020) in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.
Geography
Kangaamiut is located on an island ...
. It was incorporated along with
Sisimiut Municipality into the new
Qeqqata
Qeqqata (, ) is a municipality in western Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The municipality was named after its location in the central-western part of the country. Its population is 9,378 as of January 2020. The administrative cente ...
municipality on 1 January 2009.
References
Former municipalities of Greenland
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