Emmental (administrative district)
District in Switzerland
Emmental District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[ 1] It is part of the Emmental-Oberaargau administrative region. It contains 40 municipalities with an area of 690.45 km2 (266.58 sq mi) and a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 97,666.[ 2]
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Name
Population(31 December 2020)[ 2]
Area in km²[ 3]
Aefligen
1,103
2.03
Affoltern im Emmental
1,125
11.49
Alchenstorf
584
6.56
Bätterkinden
3,288
10.17
Burgdorf
16,583
15.61
Dürrenroth
1,052
14.13
Eggiwil
2,486
60.32
Ersigen
2,063
8.73
Hasle bei Burgdorf
3,302
21.90
Heimiswil
1,632
23.34
Hellsau
214
1.49
Hindelbank
2,519
9.7
Höchstetten
279
2.63
Kernenried
547
3.34
Kirchberg
5,919
9.02
Koppigen
2,104
6.93
Krauchthal
2,384
19.43
Langnau im Emmental
9,262
48.39
Lauperswil
2,663
21.22
Lützelflüh
4,211
26.92
Lyssach
1,466
6.06
Oberburg
2,937
14.11
Röthenbach im Emmental
1,169
36.78
Rüderswil
2,373
17.15
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh
2,444
2.74
Rüegsau
3,265
15.10
Rumendingen
81
2.42
Rüti bei Lyssach
172
1.30
Schangnau
918
36.48
Signau
2,594
22.10
Sumiswald
5,044
59.37
Trachselwald
954
15.95
Trub
1,314
62.02
Trubschachen
1,465
15.63
Utzenstorf
4,430
16.94
Wiler bei Utzenstorf
995
3.83
Willadingen
199
2.16
Wynigen
2,077
28.31
Zielebach
330
1.92
Total (40)
97,666
690.45
Mergers and name changes
On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Oberösch and Niederösch merged into Ersigen.[ 4]
On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Mötschwil merged into Hindelbank.[ 5]
References
46°56′N 7°47′E / 46.933°N 7.783°E / 46.933; 7.783