Emmental (administrative district)

Emmental District
Verwaltungskreis Emmental
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Bern
Capital Langnau im Emmental
Area
 • Total 691 km2 (267 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2017)
 • Total 97,057
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 40

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 2017) of 97,057.[2]

Flag Name Population
(31 December 2017)[2]		 Area in km²
Aefligen1,091 2.03
Affoltern im Emmental1,133 11.49
Alchenstorf579 6.56
Bätterkinden3,246 10.17
Burgdorf16,280 15.61
Dürrenroth1,062 14.13
Eggiwil2,455 60.32
Ersigen2,068 8.73
Hasle bei Burgdorf3,350 21.90
Heimiswil1,621 23.34
Hellsau209 1.49
Hindelbank2,495 6.72
Höchstetten278 2.63
Kernenried531 3.34
Kirchberg5,940 9.02
Koppigen2,092 6.93
Krauchthal2,333 19.43
Langnau im Emmental9,419 48.39
Lauperswil2,629 21.22
Lützelflüh4,165 26.92
Lyssach1,424 6.06
Mötschwil127 2.94
Oberburg2,917 14.11
Röthenbach im Emmental1,184 36.78
Rüderswil2,363 17.15
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh2,396 2.74
Rüegsau3,256 15.10
Rumendingen77 2.42
Rüti bei Lyssach166 1.30
Schangnau897 36.48
Signau2,694 22.10
Sumiswald5,044 59.37
Trachselwald961 15.95
Trub1,353 62.02
Trubschachen1,444 15.63
Utzenstorf4,295 16.94
Wiler bei Utzenstorf910 3.83
Willadingen207 2.16
Wynigen2,043 28.31
Zielebach323 1.92
Total (40)97,057 690.45

Mergers and name changes

On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Oberösch and Niederösch merged into Ersigen.[3]

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. ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 3 February 2016

Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°47′E / 46.933°N 7.783°E / 46.933; 7.783

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