Conthey
District de Conthey | |
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District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Valais |
| Capital | Conthey |
| Area | |
• Total | 234.2 km2 (90.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29,424 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The district of Conthey (French: District de Conthey, German: Bezirk Gundis) is an administrative district in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 29,424 (as of 31 December 2020).[1]
The Conthey district was created as the 13th district of the Valais as the canton joined the restored Swiss Confederacy in 1815, accounting for the thirteen stars in the coat of arms of Valais.
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.