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Administrative divisions of Greenland

Greenland consists of three counties (amt): Kitaa/Vestgrønland (West Greenland), Tunu/Østgrønland (East Greenland) and Avannaa/Nordgrønland (North Greenland). Kitaa has 15 municipalities; Tunu has 2 and Avannaa has 1. The large Northeast Greenland National Park is in both East Greenland and North Greenland, but not part of any municipality (unincorporated). Also, Thule Air Base (Pituffik), located as an enclave within Qaanaaq municipality, is an unincorporated area and does not belong to Qaanaaq or any other municipality.

Kitaa (West Greenland)

(In geographical order, from south to north)

Southern part:

• Nanortalik municipality
• Qaqortoq municipality
• Narsaq municipality
• Ivittuut municipality
• Paamiut municipality

Central part:

• Nuuk municipality
• Maniitsoq municipality
• Sisimiut municipality
• Kangaatsiaq municipality
• Aasiaat municipality
• Qasigiannguit municipality
• Ilulissat municipality
• Qeqertarsuaq municipality

Northern part:

• Uumannaq municipality
• Upernavik municipality
• Northeast Greenland National Park (small part) (unincorporated)

Tunu (East Greenland)

• Ammassalik municipality
• Ittoqqortoormiit municipality
• Northeast Greenland National Park (southern part) (unincorporated)

Avannaa (North Greenland)

• Qaanaaq municipality
• Thule Air Base (Pituffik) (unincorporated)
• Northeast Greenland National Park (northern part) (unincorporated)

See also

• Subdivisions of Norden

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