Surava

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
Location of 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]

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]

References

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Surava.

External links

• Official website (German)
• Surava in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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