Back Bezirk Bernina ALS Districte de Bernina Catalan Bernina District CEB Bezirk Bernina German Bernino (distrikto) Esperanto Distrito de Bernina Spanish Bernina barrutia Basque District de Bernina French Distrik Bernina ID Distretto di Bernina Italian
Bernina District
Distretto di Bernina | |
|---|---|
District | |
 | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Poschiavo |
| Area | |
• Total | 237.30 km2 (91.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,619 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 2 |
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.
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Brusio | 1,120 | 46.25 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Poschiavo | 3,441 | 190.95 |
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ^ 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.