Plessur District
district in Switzerland
Plessur is a district of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 266.73 km² and a population of 38,899 people (as of December 2004). The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it.
Plessur contains 3 Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which makes a total of 16 municipalities:
| Chur sub-district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2004) | Area (km²) |
| Chur | 32,434 | 28.01 |
| Churwalden sub-district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2004) | Area (km²) |
| Churwalden | 1,234 | 26.68 |
| Malix | 701 | 12.60 |
| Parpan | 269 | 9.30 |
| Praden | 113 | 6.42 |
| Tschiertschen | 225 | 21.39 |
| Schanfigg sub-district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2004) | Area (km²) |
| Arosa | 2,276 | 42.54 |
| Calfreisen | 51 | 5.17 |
| Castiel | 123 | 5.41 |
| Langwies | 285 | 54.85 |
| Lüen | 85 | 3.46 |
| Maladers | 506 | 7.61 |
| Molinis | 151 | 13.24 |
| Pagig | 69 | 5.24 |
| Peist | 221 | 17.93 |
| St. Peter | 156 | 6.88 |
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