| Surselva District Surselva Bezirk Surselva |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Ilanz |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,373.54 km2 (530.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 22,138 |
| - Density | 16.1/km2 (41.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 42 |
Surselva is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 1,373.39 km2 (530.27 sq mi) and a population of 22,381 (as of December 2004).
The Surselva encompasses the valley of the Vorderrhein and all its side valleys, from the source near the Oberalppass all the way down to Reichenau, where the Vorderrhein joins the Hinterrhein to form the Rhine proper. The Surselva is one of the few areas in Switzerland that is mainly Romansh-speaking (another notable valley being the Engadin, the valley of the Inn). There are a few German-speaking communities in the Surselva, two notable ones being Obersaxen and Vals, which were founded in the thirteenth century by the Walser.
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Kreise
It consists of five Kreise (sub-districts) and forty-three municipalities:
| Disentis sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2008)[1] | Area (km²) | ||
| Breil/Brigels | 1,287 | 50.84 | ||
| Disentis/Mustér | 2,090 | 91.08 | ||
| Medel (Lucmagn) | 443 | 136.20 | ||
| Schlans | 86 | 8.83 | ||
| Sumvitg | 1,336 | 101.83 | ||
| Trun | 1,189 | 43.03 | ||
| Tujetsch | 1,838 | 133.92 | ||
| Ilanz sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2008)[1] | Area (km²) | ||
| Castrisch | 407 | 7.18 | ||
| Falera | 577 | 22.35 | ||
| Ilanz | 2,330 | 4.50 | ||
| Laax | 1,296 | 31.68 | ||
| Ladir | 113 | 7.21 | ||
| Luven | 196 | 6.83 | ||
| Mundaun | 309 | 8.59 | ||
| Pitasch | 112 | 10.81 | ||
| Riein | 64 | 15.82 | ||
| Ruschein | 365 | 12.54 | ||
| Sagogn | 670 | 6.95 | ||
| Schluein | 499 | 4.81 | ||
| Schnaus | 125 | 2.99 | ||
| Sevgein | 218 | 4.60 | ||
| Valendas | 295 | 22.79 | ||
| Versam | 251 | 16.77 | ||
| Lumnezia/Lugnez sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2008)[1] | Area (km²) | ||
| Cumbel | 254 | 4.45 | ||
| Degen | 245 | 6.74 | ||
| Duvin | 89 | 17.91 | ||
| Lumbrein | 391 | 37.83 | ||
| Morissen | 239 | 5.69 | ||
| St. Martin | 40 | 22.93 | ||
| Suraua | 269 | 24.20 | ||
| Vals | 1,049 | 152.58 | ||
| Vella | 446 | 7.91 | ||
| Vignogn | 180 | 7.38 | ||
| Vrin | 249 | 71.23 | ||
| Ruis sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2008)[1] | Area (km²) | ||
| Andiast | 229 | 13.63 | ||
| Obersaxen | 807 | 61.54 | ||
| Pigniu | 35 | 17.98 | ||
| Rueun | 427 | 11.58 | ||
| Siat | 178 | 13.48 | ||
| Waltensburg/Vuorz | 380 | 32.32 | ||
| Safien sub-district (Safien valley) | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 Dec 2008)[1] | Area (km²) | ||
| Safien | 314 | 100.58 | ||
| Tenna | 103 | 11.28 | ||
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