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Fraubrunnen District

Coordinates: 47°06′N 7°30′E / 47.1°N 7.5°E / 47.1; 7.5
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Fraubrunnen District
Amtsbezirk Fraubrunnen
District
Location of Fraubrunnen District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalFraubrunnen
Area
 • Total
124 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
38,895
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 2 (CEST)
Municipalities26

Fraubrunnen District is a constitutional district along of the 26 districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Fraubrunnen. The district has an area of 124 km² and consisted of 27 municipalities.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Emmental district,[1] whose administrative centre is Langnau im Emmental. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

Municipality Population (Jan 2005) Area (km²)
Bangerten 163 2.2
Bätterkinden 2,780 10.1
Büren zum Hof 455 3.5
Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 80 2.1
Diemerswil 185 2.8
Etzelkofen 350 2.8
Fraubrunnen 1,691 7.7
Grafenried 912 4.7
Iffwil 399 5.0
Jegenstorf 4,508a 8.9
Limpach 327 4.4
Mattstetten 565 3.8
Moosseedorf 3,437 6.3
Mülchi 250 3.8
Münchenbuchsee 9,519 8.9
Münchringen 544 2.4
Ruppoldsried 256 2.2
Schalunen 378 1.4
Scheunen 71 2.
Urtenen-Schönbühl 5,337 7.2
Utzenstorf 3,763 17.0
Wiggiswil 95 1.4
Wiler bei Utzenstorf 794 3.8
Zauggenried 314 3.7
Zielebach 337 1.9
Zuzwil 504 3.5
^a Population is as of December 2007, includes population and area of Ballmoos which merged into Jegenstorf in 2010

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47°06′N 7°30′E / 47.1°N 7.5°E / 47.1; 7.5