Maloja District
Maloja District
Bezirk Maloja Distretto di Maloggia District da Malögia | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| Capital | Samedan |
| Area | |
• Total | 973.61 km2 (375.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,698 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 16 |
Maloja District (Romansh: ⓘ, Italian: Distretto di Maloja) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden (or Grigioni), Switzerland. It had an area of 973.28 km2 (375.79 sq mi) and had a population of 18,698 in 2015. It was replaced with the Maloja Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.
It was trilingual, with official languages used by municipalities inside the district being, in order of dominance, German, Italian, and Romansh.
It consisted of two Kreis or circoli in Italian (sub-districts) and sixteen municipalities:
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) |
Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Bregaglia | 1,556 | 251.45 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) |
Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Bever | 584 | 45.65 |
| Celerina/Schlarigna | 1,484 | 24.03 |
| La Punt Chamues-ch | 686 | 63.22 |
| Madulain | 206 | 16.35 |
| Pontresina | 2,178 | 118.24 |
| St. Moritz | 4,945 | 28.69 |
| Samedan | 2,923 | 113.97 |
| S-chanf | 697 | 137.90 |
| Sils im Engadin/Segl | 715 | 63.54 |
| Silvaplana | 1,121 | 44.71 |
| Zuoz | 1,199 | 65.62 |