Emmental (administrative district)

Emmental District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Emmental-Oberaargau administrative region. It contains 40 municipalities with an area of 690.45 km2 (266.58 sq mi) and a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 97,666.[2]

Flag Name Population
(31 December 2020)[2]		 Area in km²[3]
Aefligen1,103 2.03
Affoltern im Emmental1,125 11.49
Alchenstorf584 6.56
Bätterkinden3,288 10.17
Burgdorf16,583 15.61
Dürrenroth1,052 14.13
Eggiwil2,486 60.32
Ersigen2,063 8.73
Hasle bei Burgdorf3,302 21.90
Heimiswil1,632 23.34
Hellsau214 1.49
Hindelbank2,519 9.7
Höchstetten279 2.63
Kernenried547 3.34
Kirchberg5,919 9.02
Koppigen2,104 6.93
Krauchthal2,384 19.43
Langnau im Emmental9,262 48.39
Lauperswil2,663 21.22
Lützelflüh4,211 26.92
Lyssach1,466 6.06
Oberburg2,937 14.11
Röthenbach im Emmental1,169 36.78
Rüderswil2,373 17.15
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh2,444 2.74
Rüegsau3,265 15.10
Rumendingen81 2.42
Rüti bei Lyssach172 1.30
Schangnau918 36.48
Signau2,594 22.10
Sumiswald5,044 59.37
Trachselwald954 15.95
Trub1,314 62.02
Trubschachen1,465 15.63
Utzenstorf4,430 16.94
Wiler bei Utzenstorf995 3.83
Willadingen199 2.16
Wynigen2,077 28.31
Zielebach330 1.92
Total (40)97,666 690.45
Emmental District
Verwaltungskreis Emmental
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalLangnau im Emmental
Area
 • Total691 km2 (267 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total97,666
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities39

Mergers and name changes
  • On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Oberösch and Niederösch merged into Ersigen.[4]
  • On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Mötschwil merged into Hindelbank.[5]

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.
  3. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  4. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 3 February 2016
  5. "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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