Ammassalik was one of two municipalities in
Tunu, the former county of East Greenland - the other one being
Illoqqortoormiut (further north). It was located in southeastern Greenland, and with an area of 232,100 km², most of it on the
ice sheet, it was the largest municipality of East Greenland, now part of the new
Sermersooq municipality. The population was 3,031 on 1 January 2005. Due to its size, the old municipality bordered more municipalities than any other in Greenland (10):