Seftigen District
Amtsbezirk Seftigen | |
|---|---|
District | |
 | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Bern |
| Capital | Belp |
| Area | |
• Total | 189 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 36,739 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 25 |
Seftigen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Seftigen.
From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while seeing its constituent municipalities being divided and partly resettled in the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Ostermundigen but also in the Thun (administrative district), whose administrative centre being Thun.
Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Bern.
The district has an area of 189 km² and consists of 25 municipalities:
| Municipality | Population (Dec 2007)[1] | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Belp | 9,682 | 17.6 |
| Belpberg | 384 | 5.7 |
| Burgistein | 1,057 | 7.5 |
| Gelterfingen | 250 | 3.5 |
| Gerzensee | 994 | 7.8 |
| Gurzelen | 779 | 4.5 |
| Jaberg | 245 | 1.3 |
| Kaufdorf | 954 | 2.1 |
| Kehrsatz | 3,840 | 4.4 |
| Kienersrüti | 50 | 0.8 |
| Kirchdorf | 849 | 6.1 |
| Kirchenthurnen | 277 | 1.3 |
| Lohnstorf | 228 | 1.8 |
| Mühledorf (BE) | 236 | 2.3 |
| Mühlethurnen | 1,294 | 2.9 |
| Niedermuhlern | 538 | 7.2 |
| Noflen | 234 | 2.7 |
| Riggisberg | 1,933 | 7.7 |
| Rüeggisberg | 1,898 | 35.7 |
| Rümligen | 465 | 4.7 |
| Seftigen | 2,095 | 3.9 |
| Toffen | 2,439 | 4.9 |
| Uttigen | 1,745 | 3.0 |
| Wald | 1,141 | 13.3 |
| Wattenwil | 2,721 | 14.5 |
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14-Jul-2009