Moesa District

Moesa
Distretto di Moesa
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Graubünden
Capital Roveredo
Area
 • Total 496.03 km2 (191.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 7,863
 • Density 15.9/km2 (41.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 17

Moesa District (German: Moësa) is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 496.11 km2 (191.55 sq mi) and has a population of 7,863 (as of 31 December 2010).[1] The official language is Italian.

It consists of three Kreise (circles) and seventeen municipalities:

Calanca circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
Area (km²)
Arvigo 97 17.01
Braggio 54 6.88
Buseno 100 11.26
Castaneda 233 3.94
Cauco 33 10.89
Rossa 108 58.93
Santa Maria in Calanca 107 9.32
Selma 34 2.88
Mesocco circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
Area (km²)
Lostallo 707 50.91
Mesocco 1,225 164.76
Soazza 351 46.37
Roveredo circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
Area (km²)
Cama 462 15.06
Grono 952 14.83
Leggia 133 9.15
Roveredo 2,396 38.78
San Vittore 714 22.03
Verdabbio 157 13.11

Languages

The official language of Moesa is Italian. Many Italian-speakers in the canton also speak Western Lombard; however, it is not recognized as an official language.

Languages of Moesa District, GR
Languages Census 2000
Number Percent
German 528 7.1 %
Romansh 10 0.1 %
Italian 6,578 88.0 %
TOTAL 7,471 100 %

References

  1. ^ 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