Aarwangen District

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Aarwangen District
Amtsbezirk Aarwangen
District
CHE Bezirk Aarwangen Flag.svg
CHE Aarwangen (ehemaliger Amtsbezirk) COA.svg
Karte Bezirk Aarwangen 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg Bern
Capital Aarwangen
Area
  Total
154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
41,526
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities24

Aarwangen District is a constitutional district in the northeast corner of the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its seat at Aarwangen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne. Its municipalities became part of the administrative region Emmental-Oberaargau.

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It is surrounded by the canton of Solothurn on the north, the canton of Aargau on the northeast, the canton of Lucerne on the east, the district of Trachselwald on the south, the district of Burgdorf on the southwest, and the district of Wangen on the west. It has an area of 154 km2 (59 sq mi).[ citation needed ]

Municipalities

As of 29 November 2022, Aarwangen District includes the following 20 municipalities: [1] [ additional citation(s) needed ]

References

  1. "Änderung des Organisationsgesetzes und weiterer Gesetze, Fassung vom 29.11.2022 für das Vernehmlassungsverfahren" (PDF). Kanton Bern (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2025.

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