Albula District
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| Albula District Bezirk Albula District Alvra Distretto di Albula |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Tiefencastel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 693.47 km2 (267.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,227 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 22 |
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 8,227 (as of 31 December 2010).[1]
Albula District consists of four Kreise (sub-districts) Alvaschein, Belfort, Bergün and Surses, which are formed from a total of 23 municipalities
| Alvaschein sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2010)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Alvaschein | 145 | 4.06 | ||
| Mon | 97 | 8.5 | ||
| Mutten | 80 | 9.9 | ||
| Stierva | 140 | 10.5 | ||
| Tiefencastel | 269 | 14.9 | ||
| Vaz/Obervaz | 2,612 | 42.51 | ||
| Belfort sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2010)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Alvaneu | 394 | 35.68 | ||
| Brienz/Brinzauls | 115 | 13.38 | ||
| Lantsch/Lenz | 532 | 21.82 | ||
| Schmitten | 256 | 11.32 | ||
| Surava | 203 | 6.96 | ||
| Bergün sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2010)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Bergün/Bravuogn | 487 | 145.76 | ||
| Filisur | 461 | 44.58 | ||
| Surses sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2010)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Bivio | 204 | 76.70 | ||
| Cunter | 240 | 7.11 | ||
| Marmorera | 43 | 19.0 | ||
| Mulegns | 30 | 33.80 | ||
| Riom-Parsonz | 303 | 56.04 | ||
| Salouf | 218 | 31.41 | ||
| Savognin | 960 | 22.23 | ||
| Sur | 99 | 23.18 | ||
| Tinizong-Rona | 339 | 54.30 | ||
[edit] 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 % | ||||
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