Bernina District

Bernina District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 237.2 km² and a population of 4,619 in 2015. It was replaced with the Bernina Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.^[1]

Country Switzerland

TimezoneUTC+1 (CET)

Municipalities2

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Bernina District Distretto di Bernina
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
Capital	Poschiavo
Area
• Total	237.30 km2 (91.62 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,619
• Density	19.46/km2 (50.41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	2

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It is the most south-easterly district in Switzerland, being surrounded on three sides by Italy and is predominantly Italian-speaking. As of 2000, 91% of the population speak Italian, followed by German (7.2%) and Romansh (0.5%).

Bernina District consisted of two sub-districts, Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name.