Frutigen District

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Frutigen District
Amtsbezirk Frutigen
District
Karte Bezirk Frutigen 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Frutigen
Area
  Total489 km2 (189 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total18,581
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities7

Frutigen District is a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Frutigen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Frutigen. 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 seven municipalities in an area of 490 km²:

MunicipalityPopulation (01.01.2005)Area (km²)
Adelboden 3,68688.2
Aeschi bei Spiez 1,96730.9
Frutigen 6,64871.8
Kandergrund 1,09232.0
Kandersteg 1,193134.5
Krattigen 9166.0
Reichenbach im Kandertal 3,342125.8

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