Landquart District
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| Landquart District Bezirk Landquart | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Canton |
 Graubünden |
| Capital | Igis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 193.23 km2 (74.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 24,517 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 9 |
Landquart District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 193.91 km2 (74.87 sq mi) and has a population of 24,517 (as of 31 December 2012).[1]
It consists of two Kreise (circles) and nine municipalities:
| Fünf Dörfer circle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2012)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Haldenstein | 1,003 | 18.55 | ||
| Landquart | 8,458 | 18.86 | ||
| Trimmis | 3,100 | 28.47 | ||
| Untervaz | 2,407 | 27.67 | ||
| Zizers | 3,192 | 10.96 | ||
In 2008 the municipality of Says merged into Trimmis. In 2012, the municipalities of Igis and Mastrils merged to form the new municipality of Landquart.[2]
| Maienfeld circle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2012)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Fläsch | 595 | 19.95 | ||
| Jenins | 867 | 10.50 | ||
| Maienfeld | 2,587 | 32.37 | ||
| Malans | 2,308 | 11.38 | ||
The district was formerly called Unterlandquart and additionally included the sub-districts of Schiers and Seewis, now part of Prättigau/Davos.
Languages
| Languages of Landquart District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 19,722 | 89.3% | ||||
| Romansh | 448 | 2.0% | ||||
| Italian | 457 | 2.1% | ||||
| TOTAL | 22,075 | 100% | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 16 September 2013
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
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Coordinates: 46°58′N 9°33′E / 46.967°N 9.550°E
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