Bernina District
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]
Bernina District Distretto di Bernina | |
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District | |
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| Country |  |
| Canton |  |
| Capital | Poschiavo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 237.30 km2 (91.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 4,619 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 2 |
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 2018)[2] | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Brusio | 1,113 | 46.25 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2018)[2] | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Poschiavo | 3,516 | 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% | ||||
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References
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
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