Hinterrhein District
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| Hinterrhein District Bezirk Hinterrhein District dal Rain Posteriur |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Thusis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 617.63 km2 (238.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,774 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 28 |
Hinterrhein District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 617.67 km2 (238.48 sq mi) and has a population of 12,774 (as of 31 December 2011).[1]
Hinterrhein District consists of five Kreise (sub-districts) and twenty-eight municipalities. This number decreased from thirty-two when the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.[2]
| Avers sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2011)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Avers | 171 | 93.07 | ||
| Domleschg sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2011)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Almens | 226 | 8.36 | ||
| Fürstenau | 351 | 1.30 | ||
| Paspels | 453 | 4.57 | ||
| Pratval | 253 | 0.80 | ||
| Rodels | 267 | 1.68 | ||
| Rothenbrunnen | 305 | 3.10 | ||
| Scharans | 832 | 14.28 | ||
| Sils im Domleschg | 883 | 9.32 | ||
| Tomils | 713 | 30.56 | ||
| Rheinwald sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2011)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Hinterrhein | 65 | 48.38 | ||
| Nufenen | 159 | 28.07 | ||
| Splügen | 395 | 60.53 | ||
| Sufers | 124 | 34.56 | ||
| Schams sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2011)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Andeer | 876 | 30.46 | ||
| Casti-Wergenstein | 51 | 25.59 | ||
| Donat | 214 | 4.67 | ||
| Ferrera | 87 | 75.46 | ||
| Lohn | 46 | 8.14 | ||
| Mathon | 49 | 15.12 | ||
| Rongellen | 51 | 2.04 | ||
| Zillis-Reischen | 423 | 24.46 | ||
| Thusis sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2011)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Cazis | 2,034 | 31.2a | ||
| Flerden | 215 | 6.06 | ||
| Masein | 412 | 4.19 | ||
| Thusis | 2,866 | 6.84 | ||
| Tschappina | 139 | 24.67 | ||
| Urmein | 114 | 4.35 | ||
Mergers [edit]
- On 1 January 2003 the municipalities of Donath and Patzen-Fardün became part of Donat.
- On 1 January 2006 Medels im Rheinwald became part of Splügen.
- On 1 January 2009 Tomils was created through the merger of Feldis/Veulden, Scheid, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils.
- On 1 January 2010 Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into Cazis.
Languages [edit]
| Languages of Hinterrhein District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 10,909 | 85.5% | ||||
| Romansh | 728 | 5.7% | ||||
| Italian | 301 | 2.4% | ||||
| TOTAL | 12,758 | 100% | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 3 October 2012
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
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Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°35′E / 46.683°N 9.583°E
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