Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)

Bern-Mittelland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region. It contains 77 municipalities with an area of 946.30 km² (365.37 sq mi) and a population (as of 2018) of 414,658.[2]

Bern-Mittelland District Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Ostermundigen
Area
• Total	947 km^2 (366 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	414,658
• Density	440/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	77

It is made up of the valley of the rivers Aare and Emme, some of the foothills of the Bernese Alps, as well as the plain around the capital Bern, and has many small farms and hilly forested regions with small to mid-sized towns scattered throughout. It is perhaps best known by foreigners and visitors for the Emmental. The classic Swiss cheese with holes Emmentaler comes from this region's forests and pastures, of hilly and low mountainous countryside in the 1,000 to 2,000 m (3,300 to 6,600 ft) range.

Municipalities

Flag	Name	Population (31 December 2018)[2]	Area in km²
	Allmendingen	590	3.80
	Arni	928	10.44
	Bäriswil	1,062	2.72
	Belp	11,510	23.26
	Bern	133,883	51.61
	Biglen	1,815	3.61
	Bolligen	6,264	16.56
	Bowil	1,373	14.69
	Bremgarten bei Bern	4,387	1.91
	Brenzikofen	488	2.20
	Clavaleyres	46	1.01
	Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	86	2.14
	Diemerswil	206	2.86
	Ferenbalm	1,260	9.18
	Fraubrunnen	5,113	31.91
	Frauenkappelen	1,240	9.31
	Freimettigen	466	2.95
	Gerzensee	1,215	7.79
	Grosshöchstetten	4,166	3.47
	Guggisberg	1,508	54.92
	Gurbrü	261	1.84
	Häutligen	250	3.0
	Herbligen	603	2.77
	Iffwil	443	5.07
	Ittigen	11,351	4.21
	Jaberg	278	1.32
	Jegenstorf	5,746	13.49
	Kaufdorf	1,089	2.04
	Kehrsatz	4,305	4.44
	Kiesen	1,001	4.69
	Kirchdorf	1,843	6.10
	Kirchlindach	3,160	11.97
	Köniz	41,784	50.98
	Konolfingen	5,283	12.79
	Kriechenwil	427	4.76
	Landiswil	625	10.26
	Laupen	3,136	4.11
	Linden	1,298	13.23
	Mattstetten	561	3.82
	Meikirch	2,461	10.22
	Mirchel	624	2.35
	Moosseedorf	4,111	6.34
	Mühleberg	2,986	26.21
	Münchenbuchsee	10,213	8.82
	Münchenwiler	522	2.50
	Münsingen	12,724	15.77
	Muri bei Bern	13,054	7.64
	Neuenegg	5,541	21.87
	Niederhünigen	644	5.40
	Niedermuhlern	501	7.24
	Oberbalm	853	12.42
	Oberdiessbach	3,527	16.47
	Oberhünigen	313	6.03
	Oberthal	727	10.51
	Oppligen	650	3.40
	Ostermundigen	17,751	5.96
	Riggisberg	2,554	29.83
	Rubigen	2,929	6.93
	Rüeggisberg	1,791	35.79
	Rümligen	438	4.65
	Rüschegg	1,662	57.27
	Schwarzenburg	6,831	44.88
	Stettlen	3,116	3.52
	Thurnen	1,922	6.0
	Toffen	2,515	4.91
	Urtenen-Schönbühl	6,271	7.18
	Vechigen	5,298	24.82
	Wald	1,177	13.30
	Walkringen	1,767	17.19
	Wichtrach	4,293	11.57
	Wiggiswil	103	1.44
	Wileroltigen	360	4.16
	Wohlen bei Bern	9,282	36.33
	Worb	11,316	21.10
	Zäziwil	1,595	5.42
	Zollikofen	10,306	5.38
	Zuzwil	578	3.46
	Total (79)	414,658	946.30

Mergers and name changes

• On 1 January 2011 the former municipalities of Albligen and Wahlern merged to form the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.[3]
• The municipality of Belpberg merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Belp.[4]
• On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach merged into the municipality of Oberdiessbach. The former municipalities of Büren zum Hof, Etzelkofen, Grafenried, Limpach, Mülchi, Schalunen and Zauggenried merged into the municipality of Fraubrunnen, the former municipality of Münchringen and Scheunen merged into the municipality of Jegenstorf.[3]
• The municipality of Tägertschi merged on 1 January 2017 into the municipality of Münsingen.
• On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Gelterfingen, Mühledorf and Noflen merged into the municipality of Kirchdorf
• The municipality of Schlosswil merged on 1 January 2018 into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten
• On 1 January 2019 the former municipality of Golaten merged into the municipality of Kallnach.
• On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf and Mühlethurnen merged into the new municipality of Thurnen.

Demographics

Bern-Mittelland has a population (as of December 2018) of 414,658. As of 2008, the population was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. The population was made up of 156,642 Swiss men (40.3% of the population) and 31,135 (8.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 172,829 Swiss women (44.5%) and 2,794 (0.7%) non-Swiss women.[5]

Notes and references

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
3. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
4. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 21 December 2011
5. Statistical office of the Canton of Bern (in German) accessed 4 January 2012

External links

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