Goms District

Goms
Bezirk Goms
District
Landscape of Goms, here the village of Reckingen
Landscape of Goms, here the village of Reckingen
Flag of Goms
Coat of arms of Goms
Map
Country Switzerland
Canton Valais
SeatMünster
Area
 • Total
588.3 km2 (227.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,377
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities8

Goms (French: District de Conches) is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It covers a larger area than its geographical counterpart, the geographical region of Goms, namely the upper most part of the Rhône valley between its source and Brig. It has a population of 4,377 (as of 31 December 2020).[1]

  1. ^ "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.