Naters | |
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 Naters | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Naters  | |
  Naters  Naters | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°59′E / 46.317°N 7.983°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Brig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident (list) Manfred Holzer CVP/PDC (as of February 2014) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.26 km2 (39.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,073 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3904 |
| SFOS number | 6007 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Baltschieder, Betten, Birgisch, Bitsch, Blatten (Lötschen), Brig-Glis, Fieschertal, Mund, Riederalp, Termen |
| Twin towns | Ornavasso (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Naters is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters, which also includes the villages of Hegdorn, Geimen, Mehlbaum, Rischinen and Blatten bei Naters.[3]
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 9 February 2013