Burgdorf District

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Burgdorf District
Amtsbezirk Burgdorf
District
CHE Burgdorf Flag.svg
CHE Burgdorf BE COA.svg
Karte Bezirk Burgdorf 2007.png
Coordinates: 47°03′00″N7°37′00″E / 47.05°N 7.61667°E / 47.05; 7.61667
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Burgdorf
Area
  Total
205 km2 (79 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
45,703
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities24

Burgdorf District is a constitutional district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Burgdorf Castle in Burgdorf.

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 a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

It includes 24 cities and towns in an area of 197 km2 (76 sq mi):

MunicipalityPopulation (01.01.2005)Area (km²)
Aefligen 1,0132.1
Alchenstorf 5488.6
Bäriswil 1,0362.8
Burgdorf 14,75715.6
Ersigen 1,4748.8
Hasle bei Burgdorf 2,96521.9
Heimiswil 1,59123.4
Hellsau 1871.5
Hindelbank 2,0026.7
Höchstetten 2822.6
Kernenried 4483.3
Kirchberg 5,4509.0
Koppigen 2,0076.9
Krauchthal 2,34519.4
Lyssach 1,3696.1
Mötschwil 1192.9
Niederösch 2264.6
Oberburg 2,82914.1
Oberösch 1242.1
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh 2,1262.7
Rumendingen 872.5
Rüti bei Lyssach 1566.5
Willadingen 1732.2
Wynigen 2,03828.3