Plessur District

Plessur District
Bezirk Plessur
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Graubünden
Capital Chur
Area
 • Total 266.75 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 40,067
 • Density 150.2/km2 (389/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:

Chur sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2010)[1]		 Area (km²)
Chur 33,756 28.01
Churwalden sub-district
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
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

Mergers

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 %

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
  2. ^ 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. 
Districts of Graubünden