Biel/Bienne (administrative district)
| Biel/Bienne District Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne | |
|---|---|
| Administrative District | |
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The shores of northeastern Lake Biel in 2004 | |
 Map depicting the boundary of the administrative district and its municipalities | |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Canton |
 Bern |
| Capital | Biel/Bienne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 90,536 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 19 |
Coordinates: 47°08′N 7°14′E / 47.133°N 7.233°E Biel/Bienne District is an administrative district in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is located along both shores of the northeastern half of Lake Biel and is part of the Seeland administrative region, and its capital is Biel/Bienne. It contains 19 municipalities with an area of 97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008) of 90,536, over half of which lives in the district's capital. While it is the smallest district in surface area, it has the fourth largest population in the canton.
The present Biel/Bienne Verwaltungskreis ("administrative district") was created on 1 January 2010,[1] consisting of the entirety of one former Amtsbezirke ("district"), Biel, and about half of another, Nidau.[1]
| Flag | Name | Population (2015)[2] |
Area in km² |
|---|---|---|---|
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Aegerten | 1,874 | 2.16 |
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Bellmund | 1,623 | 3.82 |
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Biel/Bienne | 54,163 | 21.21 |
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Brügg | 4,298 | 5.02 |
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Ipsach | 3,972 | 1.91 |
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Lengnau | 4,956 | 7.37 |
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Evilard/Leubringen | 2,552 | 3.69 |
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Ligerz | 547 | 1.79 |
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Meinisberg | 1,328 | 4.43 |
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Mörigen | 843 | 2.16 |
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Nidau | 6,955 | 1.52 |
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Orpund | 2,675 | 4.16 |
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Pieterlen | 4,034 | 8.31 |
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Port | 3,486 | 2.45 |
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Safnern | 1,951 | 5.61 |
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Scheuren | 449 | 1.99 |
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Schwadernau | 657 | 4.02 |
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Sutz-Lattrigen | 1,400 | 3.58 |
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Twann-Tüscherz | 1,160 | 12.43 |
| Total (19) | 98,923 | 97.63 |
References
- 1 2 Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
- 1 2 "Karte der Verwaltungskreise und Verwaltungsregionen" (PDF) (PDF) (in German). Thun, Berne: Justiz-, Gemeinde- und Kirchendirektion, Canton of Berne. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- 1 2 "Regierungsstatthalterämter" (in German). Thun, Berne: Justiz-, Gemeinde- und Kirchendirektion, Canton of Berne. Retrieved 2015-10-14.