Signau District is a district in Switzerland in the canton of Bern with its seat Signau.
Signau District
Amtsbezirk Signau | |
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District | |
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Capital | Signau |
Area | |
• Total | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 24,222 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 9 |
From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Emmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Langnau im Emmental.
Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
It includes nine municipalities in an area of 320 km2:
Municipality | Population (Dec 2007)[1] | Area (km2) |
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Eggiwil | 2,507 | 60.3 |
Langnau im Emmental | 8,699 | 48.5 |
Lauperswil | 2,666 | 21.1 |
Röthenbach im Emmental | 1,288 | 36.8 |
Rüderswil | 2,341 | 17.2 |
Schangnau | 906 | 36.5 |
Signau | 2719 | 22.1 |
Trub | 1,465 | 62.0 |
Trubschachen | 1,461 | 15.6 |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15-Jul-2009