Nidau District
Amtsbezirk Nidau
District
Location of Nidau District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalNidau
Area
  Total88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total40,728
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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:

Municipality Population (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km2)
Aegerten1,6562.1
Bellmund1,3713.8
Brügg3,9625.0
Bühl bei Aarberg4213.0
Epsach3433.4
Hagneck4181.8
Hermrigen2643.5
Ipsach3,7471.9
Jens6484.6
Ligerz5071.8
Merzligen4042.3
Mörigen8412.2
Nidau6,6521.5
Orpund2,6204.0
Port3,2062.5
Safnern1,8395.6
Scheuren4522.1
Schwadernau6234.1
Studen2,6422.7
Sutz-Lattrigen1,3033.6
Täuffelen2,5234.4
Tüscherz-Alfermée3093.3
Twann8189.1
Walperswil8907.0
Worben2,2692.8

References

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

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