Tunu

Tunu, originally Østgrønland ("East Greenland"), was one of the three counties (amt) of Greenland until 31 December 2008. The county seat was at the main settlement, Tasiilaq. Population in 2005 was around 3,800.

The county was made up of two former municipalities, Ammassalik Municipality and Illoqqortoormiut, while part of the Northeast Greenland National Park covered the northern half of the county.

It was bordered in the east by the Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, Denmark Strait and the North Atlantic Ocean. To the west lies Kitaa.

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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