Mundaun

Mundaun
Former municipality of Switzerland

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Mundaun
Coordinates: 46°45′N 9°8′E / 46.750°N 9.133°E / 46.750; 9.133Coordinates: 46°45′N 9°8′E / 46.750°N 9.133°E / 46.750; 9.133
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Surselva
Area
 • Total 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Elevation 1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Population (Dec 2014)
 • Total 301
 • Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Postal code 7137
SFOS number 3617
Website
SFSO statistics

Mundaun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm.[1] On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun.[2]

Geography

Mundaun had a combined area, as of 2006, of 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 60.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river.

Demographics

Mundaun has a population (as of 2014) of 301, of which 6.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4]

The age distribution, as of 2000, in Mundaun is; 43 children or 13.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 44 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 29 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 49 people or 15.9% are between 30 and 39, 45 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 11.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 24 people or 7.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 9.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 4.2% who are between 80 and 89.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[5][6][7]

year population
1850 363
1900 248
1940 291
1950 245
1990 237
2000 309

References

  1. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
  2. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 27 April 2016
  3. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 09-Nov-2009. Values determined by combining statistics for the 2 former municipalities.
  4. 1 2 Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009. Values determined by combining statistics for the 2 former municipalities.
  5. ↑ Mundaun in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ↑ Flond in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. ↑ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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