Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district)

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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/km2 (76/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 2012)[2]
Area in km²
Boltigen 1,353 77.01
Gsteig bei Gstaad 977 62.37
Lauenen 816 58.71
Lenk 2,463 126.18
Saanen 6,807 119.71
St. Stephan 1,346 57.79
Zweisimmen 2,935 73.11
Total (7) 16,697 574.88

References

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

Coordinates: 46°29′N 7°16′E / 46.483°N 7.267°E / 46.483; 7.267

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