Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district)

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Frutigen-Niedersimmental District
Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Bern
Capital Frutigen
Area
  Total 774 km2 (299 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 38,871
  Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 13

Frutigen-Niedersimmental District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 13 municipalities with an area of 773.93 km2 (298.82 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008) of 38,871.

Arms Name Population
(31 December 2012)[2]
Area in km²
Adelboden 3,500 88.20
Aeschi bei Spiez 2,123 30.88
Därstetten 850 32.80
Diemtigen 2,142 129.94
Erlenbach im Simmental 1,683 36.73
Frutigen 6,692 71.74
Kandergrund 791 32.07
Kandersteg 1,236 134.58
Krattigen 1,031 6.11
Oberwil im Simmental 813 46.09
Reichenbach im Kandertal 3,469 125.70
Spiez 12,549 16.75
Wimmis 2,468 22.34
Total (13) 39,347 773.93

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

Coordinates: 46°04′N 7°03′E / 46.067°N 7.050°E / 46.067; 7.050

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