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	29.2/km2 (75.6/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^[update]) of 16,784.

Flag	Name	Population (31 December 2010)[2]	Area in km²
	Boltigen	1,376	77.01
	Gsteig bei Gstaad	983	62.37
	Lauenen	802	58.71
	Lenk	2,399	126.18
	Saanen	6,955	119.71
	St. Stephan	1,373	57.79
	Zweisimmen	2,922	73.11
	Total (7)	16,810	574.88

References

1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 
2. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

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