Surava
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Population | 200 (Dec 2012)[1] | |||||||||
- Density | 29 /km2 (74 /sq mi) | |||||||||
Area | 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
Elevation | 904 m (2,966 ft) | |||||||||
Postal code | 7472 | |||||||||
SFOS number | 3515 | |||||||||
Surrounded by | Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls, Tiefencastel | |||||||||
Website | www.surava.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Location of Surava
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Surava is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
History
Surava is first mentioned about 1580 as Surraguas.[3]
Geography
Surava has an area, as of 2006, of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 10.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 78.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula District. It consists of the linear village of Surava on the right bank of the Albula river. In 1883 the municipality of Brienz-Surava split into Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava.[5]
Demographics
Surava has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 200.[1] As of 2008, 7.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22%.[4]
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Surava is; 9 people or 12.0% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 6 people or 8.0% are 10 to 14, and 7 people or 9.3% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 10 people or 13.3% are 30 to 39, 14 people or 18.7% are 40 to 49, and 10 people or 13.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 3 people or 4.0% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 9.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 1.3% who are 90 to 99.[7]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 43.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (32.6%), the FDP (18.6%) and the SPS (5.1%).[4]
In Surava about 66.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Surava has an unemployment rate of 0.67%. As of 2005, there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 35 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][6]
year | population |
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1725 | 89 |
1850 | 159 |
1900 | 148 |
1950 | 203 |
1960 | 136 |
1970 | 93 |
1980 | 62 |
1990 | 73 |
2000 | 150 |
Language
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (78.4%), with Romansh being second most common (10.8%) and Albanian being third ( 2.8%).[4]
Languages in Surava | ||||||
Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
German | 116 | 60.42% | 161 | 76.67% | 196 | 78.40% |
Romanish | 66 | 34.38% | 45 | 21.43% | 27 | 10.80% |
Italian | 10 | 5.21% | 2 | 0.95% | 4 | 1.60% |
Population | 192 | 100% | 210 | 100% | 250 | 100% |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 16 September 2013
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Surava in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Sep-2009
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
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External links
- Official website (German)
- Surava in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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