Kujalleq municipality

Kujalleq commune (southern commune)
the sydlige commune of Kujalleq
Nanortalics
Geographical location	61 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 45 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 61 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 45 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W
Residents	6,811 (2016)
Post Code	3919 - 3923 2412 (Santa Claus / Julemanden)
founding	January 1, 2009
Time zone	UTC-3

Location of Kujalleq municipality in Greenland

Coat of arms of the Kujalleq municipality

Kujalleq (German Südkommune ) is a Greenlandic community square kilometers with a population of 6,624 people and an area of 32,000. The local government is based in Qaqortoq .

location

Kujalleq is in the south of Greenland. In the north, the municipality borders on Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq .

history

The municipality of Kujalleq was founded in the course of the Greenland structural reform, which came into force on January 1, 2009, by amalgamating the previous municipalities of Nanortalik , Narsaq and Qaqortoq .

mayor

• 2009–2013: Simon Simonsen
• 2013–2017: Jørgen Wæver Johansen
• since 2017: Kiista P. Isaksen

Description of coat of arms

The coat of arms is divided into silver and red and has a curved shield head in mixed up colors . The horned ram's head facing the viewer also changes colors in the shield.

Coat of arms declaration

The coat of arms designed by Sys Abrahamsen shows a ram's head as a symbol for sheep farming, which is important in South Greenland. The colors and stylized sun above indicate the Greenland flag .

Associated places

Residents on January 1, 2018, sorted by district:

• Qaqortoq District (3257)
  • Eqalugaarsuit (100)
  • Qaqortoq (3101)
  • Qassimiut (22)
  • Saarloq (24)
  • Upernaviarsuk (10)
• Narsaq District (1631)
  • Igaliku (37)
  • Igaliku Kujalleq (8)
  • Narsaq (Nordprøven) (1375)
  • Narsarsuaq (124)
  • Qassiarsuk (87)
• Nanortalik District (1736)
  • Aappilattoq (111)
  • Alluitsup Paa (219)
  • Ammassivik (34)
  • Nanortalics (1236)
  • Narsarmijit (71)
  • Qallimiut (6)
  • Qorlortorsuaq (4)
  • Tasiusaq (55)

See also

• Administrative division of Greenland

Web links

• Kujalleq municipality website (Greenlandic, Danish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Om communes at kujalleq.gl
2. ↑ Kujalleq. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 4, 2010 ; Retrieved December 23, 2008 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Population figures January 1, 2018 at bank.stat.gl