Bernina District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 237.2 km2 and a population of 4,619 in 2015. It was replaced with the Bernina Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
It is the most south-easterly district in Switzerland, being surrounded on three sides by Italy and is predominantly Italian-speaking. As of 2000, 91% of the population speak Italian, followed by German (7.2%) and Romansh (0.5%).
Bernina District consisted of two sub-districts, Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name.
+ Brusio sub-district Municipality Population () Area (km2) Brusio 46.25
+ Poschiavo sub-district Municipality Population () Area (km2) Poschiavo 190.95
Languages
The official language of the district of Bernina is Italian.
+ Languages of Bernina District, GR Languages Census 2000 Number Percent Italian 4,028 91.0%German 319 7.2%Romansh 22 0.5%TOTAL 4,427 100%
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