Moesa Region
Regione Moesa (Italian)
District
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Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
Area
 • Total473.74 km2 (182.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,770
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities12

The Moesa Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the Canton of the Grisons (or in German: Graubünden) in Switzerland. It had an area of 473.74 square kilometers (182.91 sq mi) and a population of 8,770 (as of 31 December 2020).[1]. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[2]

Municipalities in the Moesa Region
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1] 		Area (km2)[3]
Buseno 91 11.15
Castaneda 278 3.96
Rossa 151 58.89
Santa Maria in Calanca 115 9.31
Lostallo 840 50.86
Mesocco 1,323 164.77
Soazza 324 46.42
Cama 589 15
Grono 1,397 37.12
Roveredo (GR) 2,597 38.79
San Vittore 864 22.06
Calanca 201 37.72

The region borders with the Viamala Region to the north, with Italy to the east (Lombardy: Province of Sondrio and of Como) and with the Canton of Ticino (districts of Bellinzona to the southwest, Riviera and Blenio) to the west.

Politics

Administrative division

Santa Maria in Calanca
Castle of Mesocco
Village of San Bernardino, Mesocco
Roveredo

The Moesa region is divided into 12 municipalities:

Emblem Name of the municipality Inhabitants
31 December 2,020 		Surface
in km2
Buseno Buseno 91 11.15
Calanca Calanca 201 37.72
Cama Cama 589 15.00
Castaneda Castaneda 278 3.96
Grono Grono 1340 36.41
Lostallo Lostallo 840 50.86
Mesocco Mesocco 1,323 164.76
Rossa Rossa 151 58.88
Roveredo Roveredo 2,597 38.79
Santa Maria in Calanca Santa Maria in Calanca 115 9.31
San Vittore San Vittore 864 22.06
Soazza Soazza 324 46.42

Demography

The Moesa region has about 8500 inhabitants, mostly Italian-speaking, and is part of Italian-speaking Graubünden and Italian-speaking Switzerland.[4] It is linked economically to the Canton of Ticino; linguistically, however, a Lombard Alpine dialect is spoken that is heavily influenced by Germanic terms.

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  3. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  4. ^ Partners, Degregori & (2016-05-07). Guida ai Paradisi Fiscali (in Italian). R.E.I. Editions. ISBN 978-2-37297-284-0.

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