Sermersooq facts for kids
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Sermersooq Municipality
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
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Clockwise from top left: Nuuk, Kulusuk, Tasiilaq, Kangertittivaq
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Location of Sermersooq within Greenland
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| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Constituent country |  Greenland |
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| Municipality |  Sermersooq |
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| Established | 1 January 2009 | |
| Municipal center | Nuuk | |
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| • Total | 531,900 km2 (205,400 sq mi) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 21,868 | |
| • Density | 0.041113/km2 (0.106482/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC-03, UTC-01 | |
| Calling code | +299 | |
| ISO 3166 code | GL-SM | |
| Website | sermersooq.gl | |
Sermersooq (Greenlandic: [seʁmeʁsoːq̚], place of much ice, Danish: sted med meget is) is the most populous municipality of Greenland. Its capital and largest city is Nuuk, also the capital and largest city of Greenland. It was created on 1 January 2009 and is made of five municipalities.
Geography
Sermersooq borders the Labrador Sea to the west and the Denmark Strait to the east. It borders the municipalities of Kujalleq, Qeqqata, Qeqertalik and Avanaata. To the north is Northeast Greenland National Park.
Images for kids
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East coast of Sermersooq, just south of 64°N
See also
In Spanish: Sermersooq para niños
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