Bernina District

Bernina District
Distretto di Bernina
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Graubünden
Capital Poschiavo
Area
 • Total 237.30 km2 (91.6 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,629
 • Density 19.5/km2 (50.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 2

Bernina District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 237.2 km² and has a population of 4,629 (as of 31 December 2010).[1]

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 consists of two Kreise (sub-districts) Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name.

Brusio sub-district
Municipality Population (31 December 2010)[1] Area (km²)
Brusio 1,123 46.25
Poschiavo sub-district
Municipality Population (31 December 2010)[1] Area (km²)
Poschiavo 3,506 190.95

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 %

References

  1. ^ a b c Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 10 December 2011
Districts of Graubünden