Surava facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Surava
Former municipality of Switzerland
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Surava Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Surava Location in Canton of Graubünden Show map of Canton of Graubünden
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Albula
Area
• Total	7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation	904 m (2,966 ft)
Population  (Dec 2013)
• Total	196
• Density	28.00/km2 (72.5/sq mi)
Postal code	7472
Surrounded by	Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls, Tiefencastel

Surava is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.

History

Surava is first mentioned about 1580 as Surraguas.

Geography

Ruins of Belfort Castle, above Surava

Aerial view (1954)

Before the merger, Surava had a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 10.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 78.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula District. It consists of the linear village of Surava on the right bank of the Albula river. In 1883 the municipality of Brienz-Surava split into Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava.

Demographics

Surava had a population (as of 2013) of 196. As of 2008^[update], 7.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22%.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 52.8% male and 47.2% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Surava is; 9 people or 12.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 people or 8.0% are 10 to 14, and 7 people or 9.3% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 10 people or 13.3% are 30 to 39, 14 people or 18.7% are 40 to 49, and 10 people or 13.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 4.0% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 9.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 1.3% who are 90 to 99.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 43.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (32.6%), the FDP (18.6%) and the SPS (5.1%).

In Surava about 66.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Surava has an unemployment rate of 0.67%. As of 2005^[update], there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 35 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table:

Language

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (78.4%), with Romansh being second most common (10.8%) and Albanian being third ( 2.8%).

See also

In Spanish: Surava para niños