Maloja District facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Maloja District
Bezirk Maloja
Distretto di Maloggia District da Malögia |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Samedan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 973.61 km2 (375.91 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 18,698 |
| • Density | 19.2048/km2 (49.7402/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 16 |
The Maloja District (also known as Romansh: Bezirk Malögia in Romansh and Italian: Distretto di Maloja in Italian) was a special area in Switzerland. It was like a county or region within the larger area called Graubünden, which is one of Switzerland's cantons (similar to a state).
This district was quite large, covering about 973 square kilometers (about 375 square miles). In 2015, around 18,698 people lived there. The Maloja District was replaced by the Maloja Region on January 1, 2017, as part of a big change in how the canton was organized.
One cool thing about the Maloja District was that it was trilingual! This means three official languages were spoken by the people living there. These languages were German, Italian, and Romansh.
Parts of the Maloja District
The Maloja District was made up of two smaller sections, which were called Kreis in German or circoli in Italian. Think of these as sub-districts. These two sub-districts were:
Together, these two sub-districts included sixteen different municipalities. A municipality is like a town or a small local government area.
Languages Spoken
In the Maloja District, you could hear all three of Graubünden's official languages: German, Romansh, and Italian. For a long time, Romansh was widely spoken, especially outside the Bregaglia area. However, over the years, the number of people speaking Romansh has become smaller compared to German and Italian.
Let's look at how the languages changed over time:
| Languages of Maloja District, GR | ||||||||
| Languages | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 6,567 | 41.3% | 7,269 | 44.7% | 8,643 | 52.6% | 10,474 | 55.7% |
| Romansh | 3,340 | 21.0% | 3,489 | 21.5% | 2,722 | 16.6% | 2,312 | 12.3% |
| Italian | 4,950 | 31.1% | 4,271 | 26.3% | 3,705 | 22.6% | 4,004 | 21.3% |
| TOTAL | 15,910 | 100% | 16,252 | 100% | 16,420 | 100% | 18,813 | 100% |
As you can see from the table, German became the most spoken language over time. Romansh saw a decrease in the percentage of speakers, while Italian's percentage also changed but remained a significant language in the district.
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Maloja para niños
