Sermersooq
Sermersooq | |
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| Sermersooq Municipality Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq (Greenlandic) Sermersooq Kommune (Danish) | |
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Location of Sermersooq within Greenland | |
| Coordinates (Sermersooq Commune): 66°00′N 40°00′W / 66.000°N 40.000°W | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Country | Greenland |
| Established | 1 January 2009 |
| Municipal center | Nuuk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Avaaraq Olsen (Inuit Ataqatigiit) |
| Area | |
• Total | 531,900 km2 (205,400 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025) | |
• Total | 24,229 |
| • Density | 0.04555/km2 (0.1180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-02, UTC-01 |
| Calling code | +299 |
| ISO 3166 code | GL-SM |
| Website | sermersooq |
Sermersooq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [sɜm.mɜs.sɔːq̚]) is a municipality in Greenland, formed on 1 January 2009 from five previous, smaller municipalities, and is the largest municipality in the world by area. Its administrative seat is the city of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and it is the most populous municipality in the country, with 24,229 inhabitants as of January 2025.