Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality
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Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality (itoqɔʁtɔʁmit) was one of the two municipalities of East Greenland
. Since 1 January 2009 it has been incorporated into the Sermersooq
municipality. It encompassed an area of 235,000 km² (91,000 sq mi) along the Denmark Strait
and the Greenland Sea
. Before the creation of the Northeast Greenland National Park
in 1974, the former municipality had been much bigger (935,000 km²), formally encompassing the largely uninhabited area to the north up to the border with Avannaa
(North Greenland).
Population is 537 (as of 2005). Besides the main town of Ittoqqortoormiit
, only one more populated village was located within the former municipality, Itterajivit
, 14 km to the west across Rosenvinge Bugt, with a population of only 9 (as of 2005).
Tunu
Tunu/Østgrønland was one of the three counties of Greenland, until 31 December 2008. The county seat was at the main settlement, Tasiilaq...
. Since 1 January 2009 it has been incorporated into the Sermersooq
Sermersooq
Sermersooq is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. It is home to Nuuk , the capital of Greenland, and is the most populous municipality in the country, with 21,232 inhabitants as of January 2010...
municipality. It encompassed an area of 235,000 km² (91,000 sq mi) along the Denmark Strait
Denmark Strait
The Denmark Strait or Greenland Strait |Sound]]) is an oceanic strait between Greenland and Iceland...
and the Greenland Sea
Greenland Sea
The Greenland Sea is a body of water that borders Greenland to the west, the Svalbard archipelago to the east, Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Norwegian Sea and Iceland to the south. The Greenland Sea is often defined as part of the Arctic Ocean, sometimes as part of the...
. Before the creation of the Northeast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park in the world, with an area of , making the park larger than 163 countries. It is the only national park in Greenland, and the most northerly national park in the world, its most northerly point reaching slightly further than the most...
in 1974, the former municipality had been much bigger (935,000 km²), formally encompassing the largely uninhabited area to the north up to the border with Avannaa
Avannaa
Avannaa/Nordgrønland was one of the three counties of Greenland, until 31 December 2008...
(North Greenland).
Population is 537 (as of 2005). Besides the main town of Ittoqqortoormiit
Ittoqqortoormiit
Ittoqqortoormiit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population is 469 as of 2010.The Danish name Scoresbysund derives from the name of the Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first to map the area in 1822. The Greenlandic name...
, only one more populated village was located within the former municipality, Itterajivit
Itterajivit
Itterajivit was a small village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. It was abandoned in late 2005. It was the last remaining populated settlement outside Ittoqqortoormiit, located on Liverpool Land, across the Rosenvinge bay to the west of the town....
, 14 km to the west across Rosenvinge Bugt, with a population of only 9 (as of 2005).