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Frutigen District

Coordinates: 46°35′00″N 7°39′00″E / 46.5833°N 7.65°E / 46.5833; 7.65
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Frutigen District
Amtsbezirk Frutigen
District
Location of Frutigen District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalFrutigen
Area
 • Total489 km2 (189 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total18,581
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities7

Frutigen District is a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Frutigen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Frutigen. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

It includes seven municipalities in an area of 490 km2:

Municipality Population (01.01.2005) Area (km2)
Adelboden 3,686 88.2
Aeschi bei Spiez 1,967 30.9
Frutigen 6,648 71.8
Kandergrund 1,092 32.0
Kandersteg 1,193 134.5
Krattigen 916 6.0
Reichenbach im Kandertal 3,342 125.8

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46°35′00″N 7°39′00″E / 46.5833°N 7.65°E / 46.5833; 7.65