Bern District
Bern District
Amtsbezirk Bern District de Berne Distretto di Berna | |
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District | |
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Capital | Bern |
Area | |
• Total | 234 km2 (90 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 238,069 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 13 |
Bern District (German: Amtsbezirk Bern, French: District de Berne, Italian: Distretto di Berna) was an administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It had an area of 233 km2 (90 sq mi) and a population of 237,919 (as of January 2005).
Its capital was the city of Bern, which contains around half the population. The district consists of thirteen municipalities:
Municipality | Population (Jan 2005) | Area (km²) |
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Bern | 122,304 | 51.6 |
Bolligen | 6,142 | 16.6 |
Bremgarten bei Bern | 3,818 | 1.9 |
Ittigen | 10,919 | 4.2 |
Kirchlindach | 2,586 | 11.9 |
Köniz | 37,067 | 51.1 |
Muri bei Bern | 12,567 | 7.7 |
Oberbalm | 880 | 12.4 |
Ostermundigen | 15,282 | 6.0 |
Stettlen | 2,949 | 3.6 |
Vechigen | 4,702 | 24.8 |
Wohlen bei Bern | 9,155 | 36.3 |
Zollikofen | 9,548 | 5.4 |
References[]
- Bern District in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links[]
- Website of the city of Bern (in English)
Coordinates: 47°00′N 7°35′E / 47.000°N 7.583°E
Categories:
- Former districts of the canton of Bern
- Canton of Bern geography stubs