District in Switzerland
Hinterrhein District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 617.67 km2 (238.48 sq mi) and had a population of 13,179 in 2015. Much of the district became part of the Viamala Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]
Hinterrhein District consisted of five Kreise (sub-districts) and twenty-four municipalities. This number decreased from thirty-two when the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.[2] It decreased further in 2015 when Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.[2]
- ^a Includes the area of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar which merged into Cazis on 1 January 2010.
Mergers
Languages
Languages of Hinterrhein District, GR
Languages |
Census 2000
|
Number |
Percent
|
German |
10,909 |
85.5%
|
Romansh |
728 |
5.7%
|
Italian |
301 |
2.4%
|
TOTAL |
12,758 |
100%
|
References
46°41′N 9°35′E / 46.683°N 9.583°E / 46.683; 9.583