The secondary administrative divisions of Greenland are kommuner (municipalities). This
map 
shows them.
| Municipality | HASC | 1970-01-01 | 1980-01-01 | 1990-01-01 | 1996-01-01 | 2007-01-01 | Danish | Region | New |
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| Aasiaat | GL.VG.AA | 3,572 | 3,495 | 3,599 | 3,306 | 3,189 | Egedesminde | Disko | Qaasuitsup |
| Avanersuaq | GL.NG.AV | 628 | 771 | 846 | 879 | 846 | Thule | Nord/Øst | Qaasuitsup |
| Ilulissat | GL.VG.IL | 1,992 | 4,062 | 4,568 | 4,548 | 4,996 | Jakobshavn | Disko | Qaasuitsup |
| Ittoqqortoormiit | GL.EG.IT | 508 | 496 | 554 | 506 | 529 | Scoresbysund | Nord/Øst | Sermersooq |
| Ivittuut | GL.VG.IV | 75 | 37 | 4 | 184 | 182 | Ivigtut | Syd | Sermersooq |
| Kangaatsiaq | GL.VG.KA | 1,190 | 1,162 | 1,347 | 1,518 | 1,463 | Kangatsiak | Midt | Qaasuitsup |
| Maniitsoq | GL.VG.MA | 3,678 | 3,926 | 4,075 | 3,866 | 3,545 | Sukkertoppen | Midt | Qeqqata |
| Nanortalik | GL.VG.NN | 2,885 | 2,801 | 2,672 | 2,605 | 2,281 | Nanortalik | Syd | Kujalleq |
| Narsaq | GL.VG.NR | 2,184 | 2,064 | 2,148 | 2,077 | 2,016 | Narssaq | Syd | Kujalleq |
| Nuuk | GL.VG.NU | 7,963 | 9,561 | 12,687 | 13,286 | 15,047 | Godthåb | Midt | Sermersooq |
| Paamiut | GL.VG.PA | 2,496 | 2,619 | 2,556 | 2,320 | 1,906 | Frederikshåb | Midt | Sermersooq |
| Qaqortoq | GL.VG.QQ | 3,212 | 3,056 | 3,543 | 3,550 | 3,490 | Julianehåb | Syd | Kujalleq |
| Qasigiannguit | GL.VG.QG | 1,841 | 1,877 | 1,712 | 1,620 | 1,291 | Christianshåb | Disko | Qaasuitsup |
| Qeqertarsuaq | GL.VG.QE | 977 | 1,012 | 1,164 | 1,162 | 1,055 | Godhavn | Disko | Qaasuitsup |
| Sisimiut | GL.VG.SI | 3,562 | 4,201 | 5,090 | 5,365 | 6,140 | Holsteinsborg | Midt | Qeqqata |
| Tasiilaq | GL.EG.TA | 2,483 | 2,618 | 2,889 | 2,966 | 3,069 | Angmagssalik | Nord/Øst | Sermersooq |
| Unorganized | GL.NG.UO | 772 | 1,423 | 1,052 | 603 | 200 | | | |
| Upernavik | GL.VG.UP | 1,907 | 2,089 | 2,375 | 2,794 | 2,953 | Upernavik | Nord/Øst | Qaasuitsup |
| Uummannaq | GL.VG.UM | 2,369 | 2,503 | 2,677 | 2,708 | 2,450 | Umanak | Nord/Øst | Qaasuitsup |
| Vaigat | | 1,037 | | | | | Vaigat | Disko | Qaasuitsup |
| 20 municipalities | 46,331 | 49,773 | 55,558 | 55,863 | 56,648 | | | |
- HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle two
letters identify the part of Greenland (lansdele).
For key, see "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries". Note:
Unorganized territory may fall in more than one part.
- Dates: Populations at that date.
- Danish: Former name of municipality, usually the Danish name.
- New: Commune to be formed 2009-01-01.
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Change history:
- Thomas Waldorff writes that the Greenlandic language underwent a spelling reform in 1973. Among other things,
the letters â, ê, î, ô, and û were replaced by aa, ee, ii, oo, and uu, respectively, and the letter 'ĸ' was
replaced by 'q'. (If your browser won't display this last one, it's described in Unicode as "Latin small letter
kra", and looks like a small-cap k with a curved upper right branch.)
- 1971-01-01: Ilimanaq (Claushavn) transferred from Qasigiannguit municipality to Ilulissat municipality.
- ~1973: Vaigat municipality abolished. Judging from maps before and after the change, it merged with
Qeqertarsuaq; however, the population history would make more sense if Vaigat had merged with Ilulissat, which
also neighbored it.
Other names of municipalities:
- Avanersuaq: Qaanaaq (variant)
- Ittoqqortoormiit: Illoqqortoormiut (variant)
- Tasiilaq: Ammassalik (variant)
Sources:
- Populations 1970-1996: Greenland 1997 - Statistical Yearbook .
- Population 2007: "Grønlands befolkning 1. januar 2007", retreived from http://www.statgreen.gl/dk/publ/befolk/07-1bef1.pdf on 2008-02-25.