Hinterland district

Hinterland district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
Main town :
FSO number :	1501
Area :	136.16  km²
Height range :	588–2501 m above sea level M.
Residents:	24,393 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	179 inhabitants per km²
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The Hinterland district was an administrative unit of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden . In 1995 the districts were formally abolished, but the regional structure lives on as a landscape name.

The district consisted of the following municipalities:

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Herisau	15,745	25.20	625
	Hundwil	941	24.08	39
	Schönengrund	532	5.19	103
	Schwellbrunn	1573	17.42	90
	stone	1429	9.36	153
	Urnaesch	2303	48.16	48
	Waldstatt	1870	6.75	277
Total (7)		24,393	136.16	179

literature

• Thomas Fuchs: Hinterland. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.