Moesa
Distretto di Moesa | |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
Capital | Roveredo |
Area | |
• Total | 473.74 km2 (182.91 sq mi) |
Population (December 2015) | |
• Total | 8,125 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Municipalities | 14 |
Moesa District, often referred to as Moesano, is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an official language of Italian, a population of 8,125 in 2015, and an area of 473.74 km2 (182.91 sq mi), corresponding to the Mesolcina valley along the eponymous Moesa River.
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Selma and Cauco merged to form the new municipality of Calanca. [1]
The Moesa District was replaced with the Moesa Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the canton. [2]
It consisted of three Kreise (circles) and fourteen municipalities:
Calanca circle | ||||
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Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [3] | Area (km2) | ||
Buseno | 91 | 11.26 | ||
Calanca | 201 | 37.72 | ||
Castaneda | 278 | 3.94 | ||
Rossa | 151 | 58.93 | ||
Santa Maria in Calanca | 115 | 9.32 |
Mesocco circle | ||||
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Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [3] |
Area (km2) | ||
Lostallo | 840 | 50.91 | ||
Mesocco | 1,323 | 164.76 | ||
Soazza | 324 | 46.37 |
Roveredo circle | ||||
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Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [3] |
Area (km2) | ||
Cama | 589 | 15.06 | ||
Grono | 1,397 | 14.83 | ||
Leggia | 138 | 9.15 | ||
Roveredo | 2,597 | 38.78 | ||
San Vittore | 864 | 22.03 | ||
Verdabbio | 163 | 13.11 |
The official language of Moesa is Italian, traditionally the Western Lombard dialect spoken by the native population.
Languages of Moesa District, GR | ||||||
Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
Number | Percent | |||||
German | 528 | 7.1% | ||||
Romansh | 10 | 0.1% | ||||
Italian | 6,578 | 88.0% | ||||
TOTAL | 7,471 | 100% |
46°14′N 9°07′E / 46.233°N 9.117°E
Moesa
Distretto di Moesa | |
---|---|
District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
Capital | Roveredo |
Area | |
• Total | 473.74 km2 (182.91 sq mi) |
Population (December 2015) | |
• Total | 8,125 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Municipalities | 14 |
Moesa District, often referred to as Moesano, is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an official language of Italian, a population of 8,125 in 2015, and an area of 473.74 km2 (182.91 sq mi), corresponding to the Mesolcina valley along the eponymous Moesa River.
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Selma and Cauco merged to form the new municipality of Calanca. [1]
The Moesa District was replaced with the Moesa Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the canton. [2]
It consisted of three Kreise (circles) and fourteen municipalities:
Calanca circle | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [3] | Area (km2) | ||
Buseno | 91 | 11.26 | ||
Calanca | 201 | 37.72 | ||
Castaneda | 278 | 3.94 | ||
Rossa | 151 | 58.93 | ||
Santa Maria in Calanca | 115 | 9.32 |
Mesocco circle | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [3] |
Area (km2) | ||
Lostallo | 840 | 50.91 | ||
Mesocco | 1,323 | 164.76 | ||
Soazza | 324 | 46.37 |
Roveredo circle | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [3] |
Area (km2) | ||
Cama | 589 | 15.06 | ||
Grono | 1,397 | 14.83 | ||
Leggia | 138 | 9.15 | ||
Roveredo | 2,597 | 38.78 | ||
San Vittore | 864 | 22.03 | ||
Verdabbio | 163 | 13.11 |
The official language of Moesa is Italian, traditionally the Western Lombard dialect spoken by the native population.
Languages of Moesa District, GR | ||||||
Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
Number | Percent | |||||
German | 528 | 7.1% | ||||
Romansh | 10 | 0.1% | ||||
Italian | 6,578 | 88.0% | ||||
TOTAL | 7,471 | 100% |
46°14′N 9°07′E / 46.233°N 9.117°E