Hinterrhein District

Summary

Hinterrhein District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 617.67 km2 (238.48 sq mi) and had a population of 13,179 in 2015. Much of the district became part of the Viamala Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]

Hinterrhein District
Bezirk Hinterrhein
District dal Rain Posteriur
District
Location of Hinterrhein District
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
CapitalThusis
Area
 • Total617.63 km2 (238.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13,179
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities24

Hinterrhein District consisted of five Kreise (sub-districts) and twenty-four municipalities. This number decreased from thirty-two when the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.[2] It decreased further in 2015 when Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.[2]

Avers sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[3]
Area (km²)
Avers 164 93.07
Domleschg sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[3]
Area (km²)
Domleschg 2,160 45.94
Fürstenau 350 1.30
Rothenbrunnen 304 3.10
Scharans 796 14.28
Sils im Domleschg 971 9.32
Rheinwald sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[3]
Area (km²)
Hinterrhein 61 48.38
Nufenen 139 28.07
Splügen 377 60.53
Sufers 146 34.56
Schams sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[3]
Area (km²)
Andeer 916 30.46
Casti-Wergenstein 56 25.59
Donat 203 4.67
Ferrera 79 75.46
Lohn 51 8.14
Mathon 53 15.12
Rongellen 56 2.04
Zillis-Reischen 389 24.46
Thusis sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[3]
Area (km²)
Cazis 2,287 31.2a
Flerden 247 6.06
Masein 500 4.19
Thusis 9,453 6.84
Tschappina 134 24.67
Urmein 150 4.35
^a Includes the area of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar which merged into Cazis on 1 January 2010.

Mergers edit

Languages edit

Languages of Hinterrhein District, GR
Languages Census 2000
Number Percent
German 10,909 85.5%
Romansh 728 5.7%
Italian 301 2.4%
TOTAL 12,758 100%

References edit

  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  2. ^ a b Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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