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Moesa
Distretto di Moesa
District
Location of Moesa
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
CapitalRoveredo
Area
 • Total496.03 km2 (191.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,426
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities17
Moesa scenery

Moesa District, often referred to as Moesano, is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 496.11 km2 (191.55 sq mi) and has a population of 8,426 (as of 31 December 2020).[1] The official language is Italian.

It consists of three Kreise (circles) and seventeen municipalities:

Calanca circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]

Area (km²)
Arvigo 72 17.01
Braggio 50 6.88
Buseno 91 11.26
Castaneda 278 3.94
Cauco 36 10.89
Rossa 151 58.93
Santa Maria in Calanca 115 9.32
Selma 29 2.88
Mesocco circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area (km²)
Lostallo 840 50.91
Mesocco 1,323 164.76
Soazza 324 46.37
Roveredo circle
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
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

The official language of Moesa is Italian. Many Italian-speakers in the canton also speak Western Lombard; however, it is not recognized as an official language.

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

  1. ^ a b c d "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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