Bregenz District Bezirk Bregenz | |
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Country | Austria |
State | Vorarlberg |
Number of municipalities | 40 |
Area | |
• Total | 863.37 km2 (333.35 sq mi) |
Population (2012 [1] ) | |
• Total | 130,425 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The Bezirk Bregenz is an administrative district ( Bezirk ) in Vorarlberg, Austria. It comprises the Bregenz Forest region, the Leiblach valley, and the Austrian part of Lake Constance.
The area of the district is 863.37 km², its population is 130,425 (2012), and the population density is 151 people per km². The administrative centre of the district is Bregenz.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 41,186 | — |
1880 | 41,628 | +1.1% |
1890 | 44,864 | +7.8% |
1900 | 49,479 | +10.3% |
1910 | 53,785 | +8.7% |
1923 | 51,644 | −4.0% |
1934 | 56,304 | +9.0% |
1939 | 56,407 | +0.2% |
1951 | 70,056 | +24.2% |
1961 | 78,958 | +12.7% |
1971 | 95,235 | +20.6% |
1981 | 105,345 | +10.6% |
1991 | 115,500 | +9.6% |
2001 | 121,123 | +4.9% |
Source: Statistik Austria |
The district is divided into 40 municipalities, one of them is a town, and six are market towns.
(population numbers 2012)
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