Plessur District Bezirk Plessur | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Chur |
| Area | |
• Total | 266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2015) | |
• Total | 40,707 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 5 |
Plessur District (German:Bezirk Plessur,Romansh:District da la Plessurⓘ) is a formeradministrative district in thecanton ofGraubünden,Switzerland. It had an area of 266.73 km2 (102.99 sq mi) and has a population of 40,707 in 2015. The former district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it. However, the region along the Plessur –and therefore the whole valley–is calledSchanfigg. It was replaced with thePlessur Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]
Plessur District consisted of threeKreise (sub-districts)Chur,Churwalden andSchanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelvemunicipalities:
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Chur | 36,336 | 28.01 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Churwalden | 1,936 | 48.58a |
| Tschiertschen-Praden | 300 | 27.74 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 3,162 | 42.54b |
| Maladers | 519 | 7.61 |
| Languages | Census 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | |
| German | 32,655 | 81.9% |
| Romansh | 1,873 | 4.7% |
| Italian | 1,831 | 4.6% |
| TOTAL | 39,892 | 100% |
| Districts ofGraubünden | |
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