Nidau District

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Nidau District
Amtsbezirk Nidau
District
CHE Nidau Flag.svg
CHE Nidau COA.svg
Karte Bezirk Nidau 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Nidau
Area
  Total
88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
40,728
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities25

Nidau District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Nidau.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Biel/Bienne (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Biel/Bienne.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

Although the district is officially German speaking, a small French-speaking minority lives in the area. The district has an area of 113 km2 and consisted of 25 municipalities:

MunicipalityPopulation(Dec 2007) [1] Area (km2)
Aegerten 1,6562.1
Bellmund 1,3713.8
Brügg 3,9625.0
Bühl bei Aarberg 4213.0
Epsach 3433.4
Hagneck 4181.8
Hermrigen 2643.5
Ipsach 3,7471.9
Jens 6484.6
Ligerz 5071.8
Merzligen 4042.3
Mörigen 8412.2
Nidau 6,6521.5
Orpund 2,6204.0
Port 3,2062.5
Safnern 1,8395.6
Scheuren 4522.1
Schwadernau 6234.1
Studen 2,6422.7
Sutz-Lattrigen 1,3033.6
Täuffelen 2,5234.4
Tüscherz-Alfermée 3093.3
Twann 8189.1
Walperswil 8907.0
Worben 2,2692.8

References

  1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 09-Jul-2009

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