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Surselva District

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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 (Romansh: ['] Error: {{Lang}}: text has malformed markup (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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