Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district)

Obersimmental-Saanen District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.^[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 7 municipalities with an area of 574.88 km² (221.96 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008^[update]) of 16,784.

Flag	Name	Population (31 December 2020)[2]	Area in km²
	Boltigen	1,249	77.01
	Gsteig bei Gstaad	981	62.37
	Lauenen	828	58.71
	Lenk	2,314	126.18
	Saanen	6,836	119.71
	St. Stephan	1,310	57.79
	Zweisimmen	3,032	73.11
	Total (7)	16,550	574.88

Obersimmental-Saanen District Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Saanen
Area
• Total	575 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	16,784
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	7

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
2. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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