Thun District
Thun District
Amtsbezirk Thun | |
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District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
| Canton |  Bern |
| Capital | Thun |
| Area | |
• Total | 267 km2 (103 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 92,363 |
| • Density | 346/km2 (896/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 26 |
Thun District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Thun.
On 1 January 2010, the district's administrative functions were transferred to the newly established and enlarged Thun (administrative district), though Thun itself remained the administrative centre.
Since 2010, it has continued to be a fully recognized district under the law and Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
The district covers an area of 285 km² and comprises 27 municipalities:
| Municipality | Population (Dec 2007)[1] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Amsoldingen | 804 | 4.7 |
| Blumenstein | 1,161 | 15.5 |
| Buchholterberg | 1,486 | 15.3 |
| Eriz | 516 | 21.8 |
| Fahrni | 741 | 6.7 |
| Forst-Längenbühl | 724[2] | 4.5 |
| Heiligenschwendi | 629 | 5.6 |
| Heimberg | 5,981 | 5.4 |
| Hilterfingen | 3,955 | 2.8 |
| Höfen | 384 | 4.6 |
| Homberg | 500 | 6.5 |
| Horrenbach-Buchen | 272 | 20.4 |
| Oberhofen am Thunersee | 2338 | 2.8 |
| Oberlangenegg | 503 | 9.1 |
| Pohlern | 270 | 9.9 |
| Schwendibach | 251 | 1.5 |
| Sigriswil | 4,494 | 55.4 |
| Steffisburg | 15,380 | 13.5 |
| Teuffenthal (BE) | 176 | 4.6 |
| Thierachern | 2,177 | 7.5 |
| Thun | 41,642 | 21.6 |
| Uebeschi | 693 | 4.4 |
| Uetendorf | 5,906 | 10.2 |
| Unterlangenegg | 904 | 6.8 |
| Wachseldorn | 239 | 3.5 |
| Zwieselberg | 266 | 2.4 |
References
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16-Jul-2009
- ↑ Forst-Längenbühl website-Numbers and facts Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 16 July 2009
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