Viamala region

Viamala region
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Main town :	Thusis
FSO number :	1851
Area :	627.59  km²
Height range :	600–3399 m above sea level M.
Residents:	13,597 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	22 inhabitants per km²
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The Viamala region is an administrative unit of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland , which was created as a result of the regional reform on January 1, 2016.

Except for the municipality of Mutten (changed from the Albula district on January 1, 2016 ), the Viamala region is identical to the Hinterrhein district that existed until December 31, 2015 . However, the districts of Avers , Rheinwald , Schams and Thusis were dissolved on December 31, 2015, the Domleschg district remained in existence until December 31, 2017 for supra- municipal tasks.

Classification

The following municipalities belong to the Viamala region:
As of January 1, 2019

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Other	908	46.30	20th
	Obverse	168	93.14	2
	Casti-Wergenstein	56	25.62	2
	Cazis	2228	31.18	71
	Domleschg	2067	45.94	45
	Donat	202	4.67	43
	Ferrera	75	75.46	1
	Flerden	248	6.09	41
	Fürstenau	353	1.32	267
	Wages (GR)	46	8.17	6th
	Masein	488	4.20	116
	Mathon	51	15.13	3
	Rheinwald	577	136.81	4th
	Rongellen	53	2.02	26th
	Rothenbrunnen	299	3.11	96
	Sharans	789	14.29	55
	Sils in Domleschg	943	9.28	102
	Sufers	144	34.62	4th
	Thusis	3217	16.77	192
	Tschappina	130	24.67	5
	Primal mine	154	4.33	36
	Zillis-Reischen	401	24.47	16
Total (22)		13,597	627.59	22nd

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 2017

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  Municipalities by 2018

• 2018: Merger Mutten and Thusis → Thusis
• 2019: Merger of Hinterrhein , Nufenen and Splügen → Rheinwald

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.