Surava

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Surava
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Albula
46°39′N 9°36′E / 46.650°N 9.600°E / 46.650; 9.600Coordinates: 46°39′N 9°36′E / 46.650°N 9.600°E / 46.650; 9.600
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
Surava

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

Ruins of Belfort Castle, above Surava

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
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. 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
  2. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  3. 3.0 3.1 Surava in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Sep-2009
  5. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
  6. 6.0 6.1 Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  7. Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

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