Albula District
Albula District Bezirk Albula District Alvra Distretto di Albula | |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
Capital | Tiefencastel |
Area | |
• Total | 693.47 km2 (267.75 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 8,210 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Municipalities | 8 |
Albula District is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It has an area of 723.13 km² and has a population of 8,210 (as of 31 December 2015).[1]
Albula District consists of four Kreise (sub-districts) Alvaschein, Belfort, Bergün and Surses, which are formed from a total of 8 municipalities following mergers in 2015 and 2016.
Alvaschein sub-district | ||||
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Municipality | Population (31 December 2015)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
Albula/Alvra | 1,331 | 93.93 | ||
Mutten | 72 | 9.9 | ||
Vaz/Obervaz | 2,718 | 42.51 |
Belfort sub-district | ||||
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Municipality | Population (31 December 2015)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
Lantsch/Lenz | 526 | 21.82 | ||
Schmitten | 242 | 11.32 |
Bergün sub-district | ||||
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Municipality | Population (31 December 2015)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
Bergün/Bravuogn | 507 | 145.76 | ||
Filisur | 445 | 44.58 |
Mergers and name changes
- On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.[2]
- On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur and Tinizong-Rona merged to form the new municipality of Surses.[3]
Languages
The official languages of the district of Albula are German and Romansh. In the municipality of Bivio, Italian has given way to German as the official language there.
Languages of Albula District, GR | ||||||
Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
Number | Percent | |||||
German | 5,646 | 66.3% | ||||
Romansh | 2,163 | 25.4% | ||||
Italian | 263 | 3.1% | ||||
TOTAL | 8,514 | 100% |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 2 January 2013
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 27 April 2016.
Coordinates: 46°39′43″N 9°34′32″E / 46.6619°N 9.5756°E
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