Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district)

Obersimmental-Saanen District
Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Bern
Capital Saanen
Area
 • Total 575 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 16,784
 • Density 29.2/km2 (75.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 7

Obersimmental-Saanen District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 7 municipalities with an area of 574.88 km2 (221.96 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008) of 16,784.

Flag Name Population
(31 December 2010)[2]		 Area in km²
Boltigen 1,376 77.01
Gsteig bei Gstaad 983 62.37
Lauenen 802 58.71
Lenk 2,399 126.18
Saanen 6,955 119.71
St. Stephan 1,373 57.79
Zweisimmen 2,922 73.11
Total (7) 16,810 574.88

References

  1. ^ 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. 2776. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 
  2. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
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