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Surselva District

Romansh: district Surselva
German: Bezirk Surselva
District
Location of Surselva District
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Grisons
Capital Ilanz
Area
 • Total 1,373.54 km2 (530.33 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2015)
 • Total 21,325
 • Density 15.5256/km2 (40.2111/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2
Municipalities 21

Surselva District ([] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)) was an administrative district in the canton of the Grisons, Switzerland, from 2000 until 2016. It had an area of 1,373.39 km2 (530.27 sq mi) and a population of 21,325 in 2015.

It was formed in 2000 by a merger of the former Vorderrhein and Glenner districts. It was replaced with the Surselva Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.

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