Wangen District

Wangen District
Amtsbezirk Wangen
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Bern
Capital Wangen
Area
  Total 151 km2 (58 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 26,736
  Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 23

Wangen District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Wangen an der Aare. The district had an area of 129 km² and consisted of 23 municipalities:

Municipality Population (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km²)
Attiswil 1,325 7.7
Berken 50 1.4
Bettenhausen 496 2.0
Bollodingen 233 2.0
Farnern 208 3.7
Graben 299 3.2
Heimenhausena 421 3.2
Hermiswil 94 23.4
Herzogenbuchseeb 6,719[2] 9.8[2]
Inkwil 658 3.4
Niederbipp 3,850 17.5
Niederönz 1,470 2.8
Oberbipp 1,544 8.5
Ochlenberg 607 12.1
Rumisberg 493 5.2
Seeberg 1,363 15.8
Thörigen 1,027 4.5
Walliswil bei Niederbipp 224 1.4
Walliswil bei Wangen 578 3.1
Wangen an der Aare 2,015 5.2
Wangenried 398 2.9
Wiedlisbach 2,141 7.5
Wolfisberg 182 2.4

References

  1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 20-Jul-2009
  2. 1 2 City of Herzogenbuchsee Website-Numbers, population as of 1 Jan 2009 (German) accessed 21 July 2009

Coordinates: 47°14′00″N 7°39′00″E / 47.2333°N 7.65°E / 47.2333; 7.65


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