Wangen District
Amtsbezirk Wangen
District
Location of Wangen District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalWangen
Area
  Total151 km2 (58 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total26,736
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities23

Wangen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Wangen an der Aare.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Oberaargau administrative district, whose administrative centre is Wangen an der Aare. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

The district has an area of 129 km² and consists of 23 municipalities.

Municipality Population (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km²)
Attiswil1,3257.7
Berken501.4
Bettenhausen4962.0
Bollodingen2332.0
Farnern2083.7
Graben2993.2
Heimenhausena4213.2
Hermiswil9423.4
Herzogenbuchseeb6,719[2]9.8[2]
Inkwil6583.4
Niederbipp3,85017.5
Niederönz1,4702.8
Oberbipp1,5448.5
Ochlenberg60712.1
Rumisberg4935.2
Seeberg1,36315.8
Thörigen1,0274.5
Walliswil bei Niederbipp2241.4
Walliswil bei Wangen5783.1
Wangen an der Aare2,0155.2
Wangenried3982.9
Wiedlisbach2,1417.5
Wolfisberg1822.4
  • ^a In 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the municipality of Heimenhausen
  • ^b In 2008 Oberönz became part of Herzogenbuchsee

References

  1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 20-Jul-2009
  2. 1 2 City of Herzogenbuchsee Website-Numbers, population as of 1 Jan 2009 (in German) accessed 21 July 2009

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