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Bonaduz | |
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Coordinates: 46°49′N 9°24′E / 46.817°N 9.400°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
District | Imboden |
Area | |
• Total | 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,330 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 7402 |
SFOS number | 3721 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
Surrounded by | Domat/Ems, Rhäzüns, Tamins, Trin, Versam |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Bonaduz (Romansh: Panaduz) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Bonaduz is first mentioned in 960 as Beneduces. Until 1854, the German-speaking hamlet of Sculms belonged to Bonaduz. Following a vote in that year, Sculms joined Versam.[3]
Bonaduz has an area, as of 2006, of 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi). Of this area, 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Rhäzüns sub-district, of the Imboden district, after 2017 it became part of the Imboden Region.[5] It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Bonaduz on a high plain south-west of the confluence of the Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein.
Bonaduz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,468.[6] The historical population was as follows:[3]
Year | Population |
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2020 | 3,468 |
2010 | 2,738 |
2000 | 2,433 |
1950 | 1,039 |
1900 | 886 |
1850 | 581 |
As of 2008, 10.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4]
As of 2000, the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.[7]
As of 2000, the age distribution was as follows:[8]
Age group | Population | % of total |
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Children (0-9yrs) | 373 | 15.3% |
Pre-teen (10-14yrs) | 162 | 6.7% |
Teenagers (15-19yrs) | 158 | 6.5% |
Adults (20-29yrs) | 219 | 9.0% |
Adults (30-39yrs) | 489 | 20.1% |
Adults (40-49yrs) | 394 | 16.2% |
Adults (50-59yrs) | 292 | 12.0% |
Seniors (60-69yrs) | 150 | 6.2% |
Seniors (70-79yrs) | 133 | 5.5% |
Seniors (80-89yrs) | 54 | 2.2% |
Seniors (90-99yrs) | 9 | 0.4% |
As of 2000, most of the population is Roman Catholic (59.9%) or Swiss Reformed (26.9%). The other religious beliefs were as follows:[8]
Religion | Population | % of Total |
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Roman Catholic | 1,457 | 59.9% |
Swiss Reformed | 654 | 26.9% |
Orthodox Christian | 10 | 0.41% |
Other Christian | 47 | 1.93% |
Islam | 45 | 1.85% |
Other religion | 14 | 0.58% |
No religion (agnostic or atheist) | 120 | 4.93% |
No answer | 86 | 3.53% |
As of 2000, most of the population speaks Swiss German (88.0%), with Romansh being second most common (5.4%), and Italian being third (2.1%).[4]
Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
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Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
German | 1186 | 79.12% | 1620 | 85.81% | 2140 | 87.96% |
Romansh | 166 | 11.07% | 114 | 6.04% | 131 | 5.38% |
Italian | 80 | 5.34% | 39 | 2.07% | 52 | 2.14% |
Population | 1499 | 100% | 1888 | 100% | 2433 | 100% |
In Bonaduz about 77.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 32% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (31.9%), the SPS (22.4%) and the FDP (12.3%).[4]
As of 2005, Bonaduz has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:[4]
Sector | People Employed | Businesses Involved |
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Primary (raw materials) | 32 | 11 |
Secondary (manufacturing) | 555 | 26 |
Tertiary (service) | 361 | 74 |
Rhaetian Railway operate services to Bonaduz (Rhaetian Railway station).