Nidau District

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nidau District
Amtsbezirk Nidau
District
Location of Nidau District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalNidau
Area
 • Total88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total40,728
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities25

Nidau District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Nidau. Although the district is officially German speaking, a small French-speaking minority lives in the area. The district has an area of 113 km² and consisted of 25 municipalities:

Municipality Population (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km²)
Aegerten 1,656 2.1
Bellmund 1,371 3.8
Brügg 3,962 5.0
Bühl bei Aarberg 421 3.0
Epsach 343 3.4
Hagneck 418 1.8
Hermrigen 264 3.5
Ipsach 3,747 1.9
Jens 648 4.6
Ligerz 507 1.8
Merzligen 404 2.3
Mörigen 841 2.2
Nidau 6,652 1.5
Orpund 2,620 4.0
Port 3,206 2.5
Safnern 1,839 5.6
Scheuren 452 2.1
Schwadernau 623 4.1
Studen 2,642 2.7
Sutz-Lattrigen 1,303 3.6
Täuffelen 2,523 4.4
Tüscherz-Alfermée 309 3.3
Twann 818 9.1
Walperswil 890 7.0
Worben 2,269 2.8

References[]

  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 09-Jul-2009

Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 7°14′00″E / 47.1167°N 7.23333°E / 47.1167; 7.23333


Retrieved from ""