Maloja District
| Maloja District Bezirk Maloja Distretto di Maloggia District da Malögia | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Canton |
 Graubünden |
| Capital | Samedan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 973.61 km2 (375.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 18,853 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 16 |
Maloja District (Romansh: 
District da Malögia , Italian: 'Distretto di Maloggia') is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden (or Grigioni), Switzerland. It has an area of 973.28 km2 (375.79 sq mi) and has a population of 18,853 (as of 31 December 2014).[1] It is trilingual, with official languages used by municipalities inside the district being, in order of dominance, German, Italian, and Romansh.
It consists of two Kreis or circoli in Italian (sub-districts) and sixteen municipalities:
| Bregaglia sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2014)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Bregaglia | 1,543 | 251.45 | ||
| Oberengadin sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2014)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Bever | 620 | 45.65 | ||
| Celerina/Schlarigna | 1,504 | 24.03 | ||
| La Punt-Chamues-ch | 752 | 63.22 | ||
| Madulain | 232 | 16.35 | ||
| Pontresina | 2,161 | 118.24 | ||
| St. Moritz | 5,233 | 28.69 | ||
| Samedan | 3,014 | 113.97 | ||
| S-chanf | 715 | 137.90 | ||
| Sils im Engadin/Segl | 768 | 63.54 | ||
| Silvaplana | 1,067 | 44.71 | ||
| Zuoz | 1,244 | 65.62 | ||
Languages
All three of Graubünden's official languages: German, Romansh, and Italian, can be heard in the district. Except for the municipality of Bregaglia, the area was predominately Romansh-speaking. Today, Romansh is spoken the least out of the three official languages of Maloja.
| Languages of Maloja District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 10,474 | 55.7% | ||||
| Romansh | 2,312 | 12.3% | ||||
| Italian | 4,004 | 21.3% | ||||
| TOTAL | 18,813 | 100% | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
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Coordinates: 46°24′9″N 9°41′42″E / 46.40250°N 9.69500°E