Plessur (district)

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Plessur is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 266.73 km² and a population of 38,899 (as of December 2004). The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it.

Plessur consists of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of sixteen 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

v • d • e Districts of the Canton of Graubünden

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