- Mundaun
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Mundaun 
Country Switzerland 
Canton Graubünden District Surselva 46°45′N 9°8′E / 46.75°N 9.133°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 9°8′E / 46.75°N 9.133°E Population 311 (Dec 2009)[1] - Density 36 /km2 (94 /sq mi) Area 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)[2] Elevation 1,346 m (4,416 ft) Postal code 7137 SFOS number 3617 Website Mundaun.ch
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MundaunMap of Mundaun
Mundaun is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm.[3]
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Geography
Mundaun has a combined area, as of 2006[update], of 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 60.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river.
Demographics
Mundaun has a population (as of December 2009) of 311[1], of which 6.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5]
The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Mundaun is; 43 children or 13.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 44 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 29 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 49 people or 15.9% are between 30 and 39, 45 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 11.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 24 people or 7.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 9.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 4.2% who are between 80 and 89.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[6][7][8]
year population 1850 363 1900 248 1940 291 1950 245 1990 237 2000 309 References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 09-Nov-2009. Values determined by combining statistics for the 2 former municipalities.
- ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009. Values determined by combining statistics for the 2 former municipalities.
- ^ Mundaun in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Flond in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
External links
- Mundaun in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Surcuolm in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Flond in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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