Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaːsuitt͡sup̚], Place of Polar Darkness) was a municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017. As of January 2015, its population was 17,168. The administrative centre of the municipality was in Ilulissat (formerly called Jakobshavn).
| Qaasuitsup Kommunia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Municipality of Greenland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coat of arms
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Location of Qaasuitsup within Greenland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Ilulissat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| • Coordinates | 69°13′N 51°06′W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 2015 | 660,000 km2 (250,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 2015 | 17168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 31 December 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Population data:; ISO code: GL-QA; Calling code: +299 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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