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Northern Inspectorate of GreenlandNordgrønlands Inspektorat
Colony of Denmark–Norway (1721–1814) Colony of Denmark (1814–1950)
1721–1950
Flag of Denmark Coat of arms
North Greenland (dark green) in 1815
Capital	Godhavn
Government
• Type	Monarchy
Monarch
• 1721–1730	Frederick IV first
• 1947–1950	Frederik IX last
Governor/Royal inspectors
• 1782–1786	Johan Friedrich Schwabe first
• 1945–1950	Carl Fredrik Simony last
History
• Established	1721
• Disestablished	1950
Succeeded by Colony of Greenland
Today part of	Kingdom of Denmark Greenland

The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland (Danish: Nordgrønlands Inspektorat), also known as North Greenland, was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island.

History

North Greenland was established in 1721. Its capital was at Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq). The southernmost town of North Greenland was Egedesminde, which bordered Holstensborg, which was the northernmost town of South Greenland. This boundary between North and South Greenland ran at around 68°N latitude, and in the North, North Greenland stretched to 78°N to enclose Thule.

In 1911, as the administration of the colony was removed from the Royal Greenland Trading Department and folded into the Danish Ministry of the Interior, a provincial council (Danish: landsråd) was established. It was elected indirectly from the local councils and had little say in the management of the colony.

North Greenland was united with South Greenland in 1950, with the administration for the northern settlements moved to Godthaab (modern Nuuk).

See also

• List of inspectors of North Greenland, for the chief officers of the colony between 1782 and 1924
• List of governors of North Greenland, for the chief officers of the colony between 1924 and 1950
• Avannaa County, Greenland, a former administrative division of Greenland also known as "North Greenland" in English
• South Greenland

References

1. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, An Indigenous Parliament?, IWGIA, 2005, p. 156.
2. Brewster, David. "Greenland". The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Vol 10. J. & E. Parker, 1832.
3. James Bell: A System of Geography. Glasgow 1892. p. 281 CHAP. III-GREENLAND.
4. Etableringen af Landsrådene (The Creation of Local Councils of Greenland, 1911-2011), cites the laws of 27 May 1950 merging both local councils, with an election in 1951.

v t e Former administrative divisions of Greenland (until 31 December 2008)
Norse Greenland	Eastern Settlement (Eystribygð) (c.985–c.1400) Western Settlement (Vestribygð) (c.985–c.1400)
Danish colonies	North Greenland (Nordgrønland) (1721–1950) South Greenland (Sydgrønland) (c.1728–1950) Colony of Greenland (1950–1953)
Counties	County of Greenland (1950–1979) Avannaa (Nordgrønland) (1979–2008) Kitaa (Vestgrønland) (1979–2008) Tunu (Østgrønland) (1979–2008)
Municipalities	Aasiaat Ammassalik Ilulissat Ittoqqortoormiit Ivittuut Kangaatsiaq Maniitsoq Nanortalik Narsaq Nuuk Paamiut Qaanaaq Qaqortoq Qasigiannguit Qeqertarsuaq Sisimiut Upernavik Uummannaq Vaigat (from 1972 part of Qeqertarsuaq Municipality)
Unincorporated Areas	Kangerlussuaq (from 2002 part of Sisimiut Municipality) Pituffik Northeast Greenland National Park
See also	(New) Municipalities

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