Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)

Bern-Mittelland District
Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Bern
Capital Ostermundigen
Area
 • Total 947 km2 (366 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 413,143
 • Density 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 80

Bern-Mittelland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region. It contains 80 municipalities with an area of 946.30 km2 (365.37 sq mi) and a population (as of 2017) of 413,143.[2]

It is made up of the valley of the rivers Aare and Emme, some of the foothills of the Bernese Alps, as well as the plain around the capital Bern, and has many small farms and hilly forested regions with small to mid-sized towns scattered throughout. It is perhaps best known by foreigners and visitors for the Emmental. The classic Swiss cheese with holes Emmentaler comes from this region's forests and pastures, of hilly and low mountainous countryside in the 1,000 to 2,000 m (3,300 to 6,600 ft) range.

Municipalities

Flag Name Population
(31 December 2017)[2]		 Area in km²
Allmendingen579 3.80
Arni935 10.44
Bäriswil1,065 2.72
Belp11,439 23.26
Bern133,798 51.61
Biglen1,814 3.61
Bolligen6,260 16.56
Bowil1,360 14.69
Bremgarten bei Bern4,420 1.91
Brenzikofen488 2.20
Clavaleyres46 1.01
Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee74 2.14
Diemerswil202 2.86
Ferenbalm1,241 9.18
Fraubrunnen5,037 31.91
Frauenkappelen1,235 9.31
Freimettigen473 2.95
Gerzensee1,194 7.79
Golaten305 2.79
Grosshöchstetten3,555 3.47
Guggisberg1,539 54.92
Gurbrü246 1.84
Häutligen253 3.0
Herbligen600 2.77
Iffwil444 5.07
Ittigen11,335 4.21
Jaberg269 1.32
Jegenstorf5,697 13.49
Kaufdorf1,085 2.04
Kehrsatz4,263 4.44
Kiesen989 4.69
Kirchdorf977 6.10
Kirchenthurnen273 1.24
Kirchlindach3,004 11.97
Köniz41,507 50.98
Konolfingen5,292 12.79
Kriechenwil420 4.76
Landiswil628 10.26
Laupen3,093 4.11
Linden1,281 13.23
Lohnstorf225 1.80
Mattstetten573 3.82
Meikirch2,499 10.22
Mirchel630 2.35
Moosseedorf4,114 6.34
Mühleberg2,974 26.21
Mühlethurnen1,378 2.94
Münchenbuchsee10,079 8.82
Münchenwiler514 2.50
Münsingen12,533 15.77
Muri bei Bern13,058 7.64
Neuenegg5,543 21.87
Niederhünigen614 5.40
Niedermuhlern499 7.24
Oberbalm869 12.42
Oberdiessbach3,523 16.47
Oberhünigen308 6.03
Oberthal731 10.51
Oppligen644 3.40
Ostermundigen17,546 5.96
Riggisberg2,491 29.83
Rubigen2,924 6.93
Rüeggisberg1,789 35.79
Rümligen440 4.65
Rüschegg1,630 57.27
Schwarzenburg6,827 44.88
Stettlen3,105 3.52
Toffen2,557 4.91
Urtenen-Schönbühl6,222 7.18
Vechigen5,242 24.82
Wald1,171 13.30
Walkringen1,782 17.19
Wichtrach4,318 11.57
Wiggiswil102 1.44
Wileroltigen357 4.16
Wohlen bei Bern9,215 36.33
Worb11,394 21.10
Zäziwil1,628 5.42
Zollikofen10,314 5.38
Zuzwil572 3.46
Total (80)413,143 946.30

Mergers and name changes

Demographics

Bern-Mittelland has a population (as of December 2017) of 413,143. As of 2008, the population was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. The population was made up of 156,642 Swiss men (40.3% of the population) and 31,135 (8.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 172,829 Swiss women (44.5%) and 2,794 (0.7%) non-Swiss women.[5]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
  3. 1 2 Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
  4. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 21 December 2011
  5. ↑ Statistical office of the Canton of Bern (in German) accessed 4 January 2012

Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°29′E / 46.950°N 7.483°E / 46.950; 7.483

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