Plessur District
| Plessur District Bezirk Plessur | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Canton |
 Graubünden |
| Capital | Chur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 40,509 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 5 |
Plessur District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 266.73 km2 (102.99 sq mi) and has a population of 40,509 (as of 31 December 2013).[1] The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it.
Plessur District consists of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:
| Churwalden sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Churwalden | 2,062 | 48.58a | ||
| Tschiertschen-Praden | 310 | 27.74 | ||
- ^a Includes the area of Malix and Parpan which merged into Churwalden on 1 January 2010.
| Schanfigg sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Arosa | 3,301 | 42.54 b | ||
| Maladers | 486 | 7.61 | ||
- ^b Includes the area of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig which merged into Arosa in 2013.
Mergers
- On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into the municipality of Churwalden.[2]
- On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.[3]
Languages
| Languages of Plessur District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 32,655 | 81.9% | ||||
| Romansh | 1,873 | 4.7% | ||||
| Italian | 1,831 | 4.6% | ||||
| TOTAL | 39,892 | 100% | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3166. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 9 February 2013
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Coordinates: 46°49′05″N 9°36′23″E / 46.8181°N 9.60651°E