Burgdorf District Explained

Official Name:Burgdorf District
Native Name:Amtsbezirk Burgdorf
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:47.05°N 7.6167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Burgdorf
Area Total Km2:205
Population Total:45703
Population As Of:2007
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
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Burgdorf District is a constitutional district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Burgdorf Castle in Burgdorf.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Emmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Langnau im Emmental. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

It includes 24 cities and towns in an area of 197km²:

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MunicipalityPopulation (01.01.2005)Area (km²)
1,013 2.1
548 8.6
1,036 2.8
14,757 15.6
1,474 8.8
2,965 21.9
1,591 23.4
187 1.5
2,002 6.7
282 2.6
448 3.3
5,450 9.0
2,007 6.9
2,345 19.4
1,369 6.1
119 2.9
226 4.6
2,829 14.1
124 2.1
2,126 2.7
87 2.5
156 6.5
173 2.2
2,038 28.3