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{{Short description|Former administrative district of Switzerland}}
{{Infobox Settlement

| official_name = Moesa
{{Infobox settlement
| native_name = Distretto di Moesa
| settlement_type = District
| official_name = Moesa
| image_map = Karte Bezirk Moësa 2009.png
| native_name = Distretto di Moesa
| settlement_type = District
| subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{CHE}}
| image_map = Karte Bezirk Moësa 2009.png
| subdivision_type2 = [[Cantons of Switzerland|Canton]]
| subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{Flag|Graubünden}}
| subdivision_name = {{CHE}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Cantons of Switzerland|Canton]]
| subdivision_type3 = Capital
| subdivision_name2 = {{Flag|Graubünden}}
| subdivision_name3 = [[Roveredo]]
| area_total_km2 = 496.03
| subdivision_type3 = Capital
| area_footnotes =
| subdivision_name3 = [[Roveredo]]
| population_as_of = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-GR}}
| area_total_km2 = 473.74
| population_total = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-GR|B1828}}
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = December 2015
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 8125
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes =
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| utc_offset = +1
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipalities
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 17
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipalities
| blank_info_sec1 = 14
}}
}}
[[Image:Ri_de_Fontanalba.jpg|thumb|Moesa scenery]]
'''Moesa District''' ({{lang-de|Moësa}}) is an [[Districts of Switzerland|administrative district]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Graubünden]], [[Switzerland]]. It has an area of {{km2 to mi2|496.11|abbr=yes}} and has a population of {{Swiss populations| CH-GR | B1828 }} (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-GR}}).{{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}} The official language is Italian.


[[Image:Ri de Fontanalba.jpg|thumb|Moesa scenery]]
It consists of three ''[[Kreis]]e'' (sub-districts) and seventeen [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipalities]]:


'''Moesa District''', often referred to as '''Moesano''', is a former [[Districts of Switzerland|administrative district]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Graubünden]], [[Switzerland]]. It had an official language of Italian, a population of 8,125 in 2015, and an area of {{convert|473.74|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, corresponding to the [[Val Mesolcina|Mesolcina valley]] along the eponymous [[Moesa River]].
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{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of [[Arvigo]], [[Braggio]], [[Selma, Switzerland|Selma]] and [[Cauco]] merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 January 2013</ref>
!colspan="5" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | '''[[Calanca (Kreis)|Calanca sub-district]]'''

The Moesa District was replaced with the [[Moesa Region]] on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the canton.<ref>[https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/grundlagen/agvch.assetdetail.1666963.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016] accessed 16 February 2017</ref>

==Municipalities==
It consisted of three ''[[Circle (administrative division)|Kreis]]e'' (circles) and fourteen [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipalities]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Calanca circle]]
|-
|-
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="160" | '''Municipality'''
!width="160" | Municipality
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Population''' <small></br>({{Swiss populations date|CH-GR}}){{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}}
!width="140" | Population ({{Swiss populations date|CH-GR}}){{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}}
!width="120" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
</small>
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="120" | '''Area (km²)'''
|-
| [[Arvigo]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3801}}
| align="center" | 17.01
|-
| [[Braggio]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3803}}
| align="center" | 6.88
|-
|-
| [[Buseno]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3804}}
| [[Buseno]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3804}}
| align="center" | 11.26
| align="center" | 11.26
|-
| '''[[Calanca]]''' || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3837}}
| align="center" | {{Swiss area|3837|km=yes}}
|-
|-
| [[Castaneda, Switzerland|Castaneda]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3805}}
| [[Castaneda, Switzerland|Castaneda]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3805}}
| align="center" | 3.94
| align="center" | 3.94
|-
| [[Cauco]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3806}}
| align="center" | 10.89
|-
|-
| [[Rossa GR|Rossa]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3808}}
| [[Rossa GR|Rossa]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3808}}
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| [[Santa Maria in Calanca]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3810}}
| [[Santa Maria in Calanca]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3810}}
| align="center" | 9.32
| align="center" | 9.32
|-
| [[Selma, Switzerland|Selma]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3811}}
| align="center" | 2.88
|}
|}
</div>


{| class="wikitable"
<div style="padding:1em 20px 1em 20px; color:#000000;text-align:left;">
|+ [[Mesocco circle]]
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
!colspan="5" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | '''[[Misox (Kreis)|Mesocco sub-district]]'''
|-
|-
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="160" | '''Municipality'''
!width="160" | Municipality
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Population''' <small></br>({{Swiss populations date|CH-GR}}){{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}}
!width="140" | Population <br>({{Swiss populations date|CH-GR}}){{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}}
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="120" | '''Area (km²)'''
!width="120" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
|-
| [[Lostallo]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3821}}
| [[Lostallo]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3821}}
| align="center" | 50.91
| align="center" | 50.91
|-
|-
| [[Mesocco]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3822}}
| '''[[Mesocco]]''' || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3822}}
| align="center" | 164.76
| align="center" | 164.76
|-
|-
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| align="center" | 46.37
| align="center" | 46.37
|}
|}
</div>


{| class="wikitable"
<div style="padding:1em 20px 1em 20px; color:#000000;text-align:left;">
|+ [[Roveredo circle]]
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
!colspan="5" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | '''[[Roveredo (Kreis)|Roveredo sub-district]]'''
|-
|-
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="160" | '''Municipality'''
!width="160" | Municipality
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Population''' <small></br>({{Swiss populations date|CH-GR}}){{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}}
!width="140" | Population<br>({{Swiss populations date|CH-GR}}){{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}}
!width="120" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="120" | '''Area (km²)'''
|-
|-
| [[Cama, Switzerland|Cama]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3831}}
| [[Cama, Switzerland|Cama]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3831}}
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| align="center" | 9.15
| align="center" | 9.15
|-
|-
| [[Roveredo]] || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3834}}
| '''[[Roveredo]]''' || align="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-GR|3834}}
| align="center" | 38.78
| align="center" | 38.78
|-
|-
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| align="center" | 13.11
| align="center" | 13.11
|}
|}
</div>


==Languages==
==Languages==
The official language of Moesa is [[Italian language|Italian]]. Many Italian-speakers in the canton also speak [[Western Lombard]]; however, it is not recognized as an official language.
The official language of Moesa is [[Italian language|Italian]], traditionally the [[Western Lombard dialect]] spoken by the native population.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Languages of Moesa District, GR
|-----
|-----
! rowspan="2" | Languages !! colspan="2" | Census 2000
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="#FF7F50" | '''Languages of Moesa District, GR'''
|-----
|-----
! Number !! Percent
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Languages''' || colspan="2" align="center" | '''Census 2000'''
|-----
|-----
| align="center" | '''Number''' || align="center" | '''Percent'''
|[[German language|German]] || align=right | 528 || align=right | 7.1%
|-----
|-----
|[[German language|German]] || align=right | 528 || align=right | 7.1 %
|[[Romansh language|Romansh]] || align=right | 10 || align=right | 0.1%
|-----
|-----
|[[Romansh language|Romansh]] || align=right | 10 || align=right | 0.1 %
|[[Italian language|Italian]] || align=right | 6,578 || align=right | 88.0%
|-----
|-----
|[[Italian language|Italian]] || align=right | 6,578 || align=right | 88.0 %
|TOTAL || align=right | 7,471 || align=right | 100%
|-----
|TOTAL || align=right | 7,471 || align=right | 100 %
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[it:Distretto di Moesa]]
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[[lmo:Moesa (distret)]]
[[nl:Moësa]]
[[rm:Moesa (district)]]
[[ru:Моэза (округ)]]
[[simple:Moesa (district)]]
[[sv:Moësa]]
[[war:Moesa (distrito)]]

Latest revision as of 12:41, 8 May 2024

Moesa
Distretto di Moesa
District
Location of Moesa
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
CapitalRoveredo
Area
 • Total473.74 km2 (182.91 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2015)
 • Total8,125
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities14
Moesa scenery

Moesa District, often referred to as Moesano, is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an official language of Italian, a population of 8,125 in 2015, and an area of 473.74 km2 (182.91 sq mi), corresponding to the Mesolcina valley along the eponymous Moesa River.

On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Selma and Cauco merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.[1]

The Moesa District was replaced with the Moesa Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the canton.[2]

Municipalities

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It consisted of three Kreise (circles) and fourteen municipalities:

Calanca circle
Municipality Population (31 December 2020)[3] Area (km2)
Buseno 91 11.26
Calanca 201 37.72
Castaneda 278 3.94
Rossa 151 58.93
Santa Maria in Calanca 115 9.32
Mesocco circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[3] 		Area (km2)
Lostallo 840 50.91
Mesocco 1,323 164.76
Soazza 324 46.37
Roveredo circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[3] 		Area (km2)
Cama 589 15.06
Grono 1,397 14.83
Leggia 138 9.15
Roveredo 2,597 38.78
San Vittore 864 22.03
Verdabbio 163 13.11

Languages

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The official language of Moesa is Italian, traditionally the Western Lombard dialect spoken by the native population.

Languages of Moesa District, GR
Languages Census 2000
Number Percent
German 528 7.1%
Romansh 10 0.1%
Italian 6,578 88.0%
TOTAL 7,471 100%

References

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
  2. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  3. ^ a b c "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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