The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland (), also known as North Greenland, was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centres and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the vast island.
History West Greenland was divided into the Northern Inspectorate and the Southern Inspectorate (South Greenland) from 1782. The boundary between the two ran at around 68°N latitude. The Northern Inspectorate's southernmost town was Egedesminde, now Aasiaat, north of Holstensborg, now Sisimiut, which was the northernmost town of South Greenland. The Northern Inspectorate extended northwards up to and including Upernavik, or, according to Bell (1831), to 78°NBell, James (1831). A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific. Vol. 5. p. 281. to enclose Thule. The capital was at Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq).Brewster, David. "Greenland". The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Vol 10. J. & E. Parker, 1832.
In 1911, as the administration of the colony was removed from the Royal Greenland Trading Department (KGH) and folded into the Danish Ministry of the Interior, a provincial council () was established. It was elected indirectly from the local councils and had little say in the management of the colony.
North Greenland and South Greenland were merged as the Colony of Greenland in 1950,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. with the administration centralised at Godthåb (modern Nuuk), formerly South Greenland's capital.
See also List of inspectors of Greenland, for the chief officers of the colony from 1782 to 1924 List of governors of North Greenland, for the chief officers of the colony from 1924 to 1950 Avannaa County, a former administrative division also known as "North Greenland"
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