Frutigen District Amtsbezirk Frutigen | |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
Capital | Frutigen |
Area | |
• Total | 489 km2 (189 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 18,581 |
• Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 7 |
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:
Municipality | Population (01.01.2005) | Area (km²) |
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Adelboden | 3,686 | 88.2 |
Aeschi bei Spiez | 1,967 | 30.9 |
Frutigen | 6,648 | 71.8 |
Kandergrund | 1,092 | 32.0 |
Kandersteg | 1,193 | 134.5 |
Krattigen | 916 | 6.0 |
Reichenbach im Kandertal | 3,342 | 125.8 |
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