District of Wangen

District of Wangen
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Main town :	Cheeks on the Aare
Area :	152.05 km²
Residents:	26,853 (December 31, 2008)
Population density :	177 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Wangen was an administrative unit of the Canton of Bern until December 31, 2009 . The administrative district with its main town Wangen an der Aare comprised 23 communities with 26,853 inhabitants on 152.05 km² (as of December 31, 2008):

Communities

Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2008)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
Attiswil	1316	7.65	172
Berken	49	1.39	35
Bettenhausen	480	1.94	247
Bollodingen	223	2.00	112
Ferns	201	3.68	55
dig	302	3.16	96
Heimenhausen	423	5.84	72
Hermiswil	97	23.40	4th
Herzogenbuchsee	6525	9.82	664
Inkwil	637	3.38	188
Niederbipp	3942	17.31	228
Niederönz	1506	2.79	540
Oberbipp	1545	8.45	183
Ochlenberg	593	12.12	49
Rumisberg	484	5.14	94
Seeberg	1361	16.80	81
Foolish	1016	4.55	223
Walliswil near Niederbipp	215	1.47	146
Walliswil near Wangen	572	3.07	186
Cheeks on the Aare	2033	5.22	389
Wangenried	393	2.91	135
Wiedlisbach	2179	7.50	291
Wolfisberg	194	2.46	79
Total (23)	26,853	152.05	177

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 2007

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  Municipalities until 2008

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  Municipalities until 2009

• 2008: Fusion of Herzogenbuchsee and Oberönz → Herzogenbuchsee
• 2009: Fusion Heimenhausen , Röthenbach near Herzogenbuchsee and Wanzwil → Heimenhausen
• 2010: District change of all 23 communities from the district of Wangen → Oberaargau administrative district

Web links

Commons : District Wangen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Government governor's office in Wangen

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office