Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district)

Obersimmental-Saanen District Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen
District

Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Saanen
Area
• Total	575 km² (222 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	16,784
• Density	29/km² (76/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	7

Obersimmental-Saanen District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.^[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 7 municipalities with an area of 574.88 km² (221.96 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008) of 16,784.

Name	Population (31 December 2015)^[2]	Area in km²
Boltigen	1,288	77.01
Gsteig bei Gstaad	976	62.37
Lauenen	836	58.71
Lenk	2,388	126.18
Saanen	6,871	119.71
St. Stephan	1,340	57.79
Zweisimmen	2,987	73.11
Total (7)	16,686	574.88

References

↑ 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. 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

Subdivisions of the canton of Bern

Administrative Regions ^[1]^[2]	Bern-Mittelland Emmental-Oberaargau Jura Bernois Oberland Seeland

Administrative Districts^[1]^[2]	Bern-Mittelland Jura Bernois Biel/Bienne Emmental Frutigen-Niedersimmental Interlaken-Oberhasli Oberaargau Obersimmental-Saanen Seeland Thun

Districts of Switzerland Municipalities of the canton of Bern

Coordinates: 46°29′N 7°16′E / 46.483°N 7.267°E / 46.483; 7.267

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.

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