Plessur District
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| Plessur District Bezirk Plessur |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Chur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 40,067 |
| • Density | 150.204/km2 (389.027/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 12 |
Plessur District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 266.73 km2 (102.99 sq mi) and has a population of 40,067 (as of 31 December 2010).[1] The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it.
Plessur District consists of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:
| Churwalden sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2010)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Churwalden | 2,142 | 48.58a | ||
| Tschiertschen-Praden | 308 | 27.74 | ||
- ^a Includes the area of Malix and Parpan which merged into Churwalden on 1 January 2010.
| Schanfigg sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2010)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Arosa | 2,251 | 42.54 | ||
| Calfreisen | 54 | 5.17 | ||
| Castiel | 128 | 5.41 | ||
| Langwies | 292 | 54.85 | ||
| Lüen | 84 | 3.46 | ||
| Maladers | 497 | 7.61 | ||
| Molinis | 132 | 13.24 | ||
| Peist | 209 | 17.93 | ||
| St. Peter-Pagig | 214 | 12.15 | ||
[edit] Mergers
- On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into the municipality of Churwalden.[2]
[edit] Languages
| Languages of Plessur District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 32,655 | 81.9 % | ||||
| Romansh | 1,873 | 4.7 % | ||||
| Italian | 1,831 | 4.6 % | ||||
| TOTAL | 39,892 | 100 % | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 10 December 2011
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3166. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
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