Cama, Switzerland
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| Population | 462 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 31 /km2 (79 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6557 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3831 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Dosso del Liro (IT-CO), Gordona (IT-SO), Grono, Leggia, Livo (IT-CO), Lostallo, Verdabbio | |||||||||
| Website | Cama.ch SFSO statistics |
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Cama is a municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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[edit] History
Cama is first mentioned in 1219 as Camma.[3]
[edit] Geography
Cama has an area, as of 2006[update], of 15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi). Of this area, 4.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Moesa district in the Roveredo sub-district, along both banks of the Moesa river. It consists of the village of Cama and the sections of Al Pont and Norantola.
Lago di Cama is located in the municipality.
[edit] Demographics
Cama has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 462.[1] As of 2008[update], 13.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3%.[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Cama is; 53 children or 11.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 16 teenagers or 3.4% are 10 to 14, and 15 teenagers or 3.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 67 people or 14.1% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 80 people or 16.9% are 30 to 39, 69 people or 14.6% are 40 to 49, and 67 people or 14.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 53 people or 11.2% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 38 people or 8.0% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (32%), the FDP (17.4%) and the SP (15.3%).[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Cama about 64.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Cama has an unemployment rate of 2.56%. As of 2005[update], there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 93 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1826 | 171 |
| 1850 | 214 |
| 1860 | 272 |
| 1900 | 250 |
| 1950 | 254 |
| 2000 | 474 |
[edit] Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (88.2%), with German being second most common ( 5.1%) and Portuguese being third ( 2.3%).[4]
| Languages in Cama | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 10 | 2.83 % | 18 | 4.81 % | 24 | 5.06 % |
| Italian | 328 | 92.92 % | 347 | 92.78 % | 418 | 88.19 % |
| Population | 353 | 100 % | 374 | 100 % | 474 | 100 % |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 10 December 2011
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ a b Cama in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23-Oct-2009
- ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- Cama in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Val Cama (German), (Italian)
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