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Bernina District

Coordinates: 46°20′8″N 10°4′40″E / 46.33556°N 10.07778°E / 46.33556; 10.07778
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Bernina District
Distretto di Bernina
District
Location of Bernina District
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
CapitalPoschiavo
Area
 • Total237.30 km2 (91.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,619
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities2

Bernina District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 237.2 km2 and a population of 4,619 in 2015. It was replaced with the Bernina Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]

It is the most south-easterly district in Switzerland, being surrounded on three sides by Italy and is predominantly Italian-speaking. As of 2000, 91% of the population speak Italian, followed by German (7.2%) and Romansh (0.5%).

Bernina District consisted of two sub-districts, Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name.

Brusio sub-district
Municipality Population (31 December 2020)[2] Area (km2)
Brusio 1,120 46.25
Poschiavo sub-district
Municipality Population (31 December 2020)[2] Area (km2)
Poschiavo 3,441 190.95

Languages

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The official language of the district of Bernina is Italian.

Languages of Bernina District, GR
Languages Census 2000
Number Percent
Italian 4,028 91.0%
German 319 7.2%
Romansh 22 0.5%
TOTAL 4,427 100%

References

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  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  2. ^ a b "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.

46°20′8″N 10°4′40″E / 46.33556°N 10.07778°E / 46.33556; 10.07778