Niedersimmental District Explained

Official Name:Niedersimmental District
Native Name:Amtsbezirk Niedersimmental
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:306
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:21705
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank Info Sec1:9

Niedersimmental District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Frutigen.

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

Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Wimmis. The district had an area of 319 km2 and consisted of 9 municipalities:

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km2)
854 32.8
2,138 130.0
1,688 36.7
281 5.5
290 4.1
829 46.0
934 11.3
12,417 16.8
2,274 22.3

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office