Bernina District
Distretto di Bernina | |
|---|---|
District | |
 | |
| Country | 
Switzerland |
| Canton | 
Graubünden |
| Capital | Poschiavo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 237.30 km2 (91.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,619 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Municipalities | 2 |
Bernina District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 237.2 km2 and a population of 4,619 in 2015. It was replaced with the Bernina Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. [1]
It is the most south-easterly district in Switzerland, being surrounded on three sides by Italy and is predominantly Italian-speaking. As of 2000, 91% of the population speak Italian, followed by German (7.2%) and Romansh (0.5%).
Bernina District consisted of two sub-districts, Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name.
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Brusio | 1,120 | 46.25 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Poschiavo | 3,441 | 190.95 |
Languages
The official language of the district of Bernina is Italian.
| Languages of Bernina District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| Italian | 4,028 | 91.0% | ||||
| German | 319 | 7.2% | ||||
| Romansh | 22 | 0.5% | ||||
| TOTAL | 4,427 | 100% | ||||
References
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ^ a b "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
| Districts of
Graubünden | |
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46°20′8″N 10°4′40″E / 46.33556°N 10.07778°E
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Bernina District
Distretto di Bernina | |
|---|---|
District | |
|
| |
| Country |
Switzerland |
| Canton |
Graubünden |
| Capital | Poschiavo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 237.30 km2 (91.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,619 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Municipalities | 2 |
Bernina District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 237.2 km2 and a population of 4,619 in 2015. It was replaced with the Bernina Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. [1]
It is the most south-easterly district in Switzerland, being surrounded on three sides by Italy and is predominantly Italian-speaking. As of 2000, 91% of the population speak Italian, followed by German (7.2%) and Romansh (0.5%).
Bernina District consisted of two sub-districts, Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name.
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Brusio | 1,120 | 46.25 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Poschiavo | 3,441 | 190.95 |
Languages
The official language of the district of Bernina is Italian.
| Languages of Bernina District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| Italian | 4,028 | 91.0% | ||||
| German | 319 | 7.2% | ||||
| Romansh | 22 | 0.5% | ||||
| TOTAL | 4,427 | 100% | ||||
References
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ^ a b "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
| Districts of
Graubünden | |
|---|---|
46°20′8″N 10°4′40″E / 46.33556°N 10.07778°E
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| This Graubünden location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |