Kujalleq

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State Kingdom of Denmark Municipality Kujalleq Municipal center Qaqortoq Area 31,999 km² Capital Qaqortoq Mayor Jørgen Wæver Johansen		Constituent country Greenland Established 1 January 2009 Time zone UTC-03 Population 7,151 (2013) Area code +299

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Kujalleq (Greenlandic: Kommune Kujalleq, "South") is a new municipality in the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. With 7,151 inhabitants as of January 2013, it is the least-populated municipality in Greenland. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb). The municipality consists of the former municipalities of southern Greenland, each named after the biggest settlement:

Map of Kujalleq Municipality, Greenland

Nanortalik Municipality

Narsaq Municipality

Qaqortoq Municipality

In addition to the area of the former municipalities, the southernmost tip of Greenland was added to the new administrative entity. The land area stretches from the Kangerlussuatsiaq fjord (in Danish Lindenowfjorden) to the southeastern Atlantic coast and Cape Farewell. The area previously belonged to Ammassalik Municipality and is uninhabited.

Helikoptertur fra sermeq kujalleq til illulissat

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of the municipality depicts a ram's head, symbolising the sheep farming in the area, which has become one of the most important parts of Kujalleq's economy. The uppermost part of the shield contains the sun of the Greenlandic flag. Likewise the choice of colours matches those of the country's flag. The coat of arms was adopted in August 2008.

Geography

At 32,000 km² (12,355.3 sq mi) Kujalleq is the smallest municipality in Greenland by area. Straddling the southernmost end of the island of Greenland, it is bordered by only one municipality, Sermersooq, in the north. The waters of the western coast are that of Labrador Sea, which meet the open North Atlantic at Uummannarsuaq, the southern cape. The border on the western coast runs alongside Alanngorsuaq Fjord and on the eastern coast up to Anorituup Kangerlua (Anoritoq) Fjord.

The entire municipal area is highly mountainous, with numerous fjords carving deeply into the land. All settlements are located on the Western coast, or in fjords ending there.