Nidau District

Nidau District
Amtsbezirk Nidau
District
Location of Nidau District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalNidau
Area
 • Total88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total40,728
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities25

Nidau District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Nidau.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Biel/Bienne (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Biel/Bienne.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

Although the district is officially German speaking, a small French-speaking minority lives in the area. The district has an area of 113 km2 and consisted of 25 municipalities:

Municipality Population (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km2)
Aegerten 1,656 2.1
Bellmund 1,371 3.8
Brügg 3,962 5.0
Bühl bei Aarberg 421 3.0
Epsach 343 3.4
Hagneck 418 1.8
Hermrigen 264 3.5
Ipsach 3,747 1.9
Jens 648 4.6
Ligerz 507 1.8
Merzligen 404 2.3
Mörigen 841 2.2
Nidau 6,652 1.5
Orpund 2,620 4.0
Port 3,206 2.5
Safnern 1,839 5.6
Scheuren 452 2.1
Schwadernau 623 4.1
Studen 2,642 2.7
Sutz-Lattrigen 1,303 3.6
Täuffelen 2,523 4.4
Tüscherz-Alfermée 309 3.3
Twann 818 9.1
Walperswil 890 7.0
Worben 2,269 2.8
  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 09-Jul-2009