Albula District
| Albula District Bezirk Albula District Alvra Distretto di Albula | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Canton |
 Graubünden |
| Capital | Tiefencastel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 693.47 km2 (267.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 8,178 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 16 |
Albula District is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It has an area of 723.13 km² and has a population of 8,178 (as of 31 December 2013).[1]
Albula District consists of four Kreise (sub-districts) Alvaschein, Belfort, Bergün and Surses, which are formed from a total of 23 municipalities
| Alvaschein sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Albula/Alvra | 1,347 | 93.93 | ||
| Mutten | 75 | 9.9 | ||
| Vaz/Obervaz | 2,654 | 42.51 | ||
| Belfort sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Lantsch/Lenz | 529 | 21.82 | ||
| Schmitten | 252 | 11.32 | ||
| Bergün sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Bergün/Bravuogn | 455 | 145.76 | ||
| Filisur | 440 | 44.58 | ||
| Surses sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Bivio | 196 | 76.70 | ||
| Cunter | 248 | 7.11 | ||
| Marmorera | 31 | 19.0 | ||
| Mulegns | 28 | 33.80 | ||
| Riom-Parsonz | 294 | 56.04 | ||
| Salouf | 216 | 31.41 | ||
| Savognin | 1,009 | 22.23 | ||
| Sur | 78 | 23.18 | ||
| Tinizong-Rona | 326 | 54.30 | ||
Mergers and name changes
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.[2]
Languages
The official languages of the district of Albula are German and Romansh. In the municipality of Bivio, Italian has given way to German as the official language there.
| Languages of Albula District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 5,646 | 66.3% | ||||
| Romansh | 2,163 | 25.4% | ||||
| Italian | 263 | 3.1% | ||||
| TOTAL | 8,514 | 100% | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 18 August 2014
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 2 January 2013
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