Bever, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 9°53′E / 46.550°N 9.883°ECoordinates: 46°33′N 9°53′E / 46.550°N 9.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Maloja | |
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| • Total | 45.75 km2 (17.66 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,708 m (5,604 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 627 | |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7502 | |
| SFOS number | 3781 | |
| Surrounded by | Bergün/Bravuogn, Bivio, La Punt-Chamues-ch, Marmorera, Samedan, Sankt-Moritz, Silvaplana, Sur, Tinizong-Rona | |
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Bever (Romansh: 
[ˈbevəɾ] ; German and official until 1943 Bevers) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Bever is first mentioned in 1139 as ad Bevero.
Bever has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 45.75 km2 (17.66 sq mi). Of this area, about 15.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 68.4% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 9 ha (22 acres) and the agricultural land has decreased by 41 ha (100 acres).
Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district, after 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. It is located on the Inn River. It consists of the village of Bever and the hamlet of Spinas at the entrance to the Albula Tunnel. Until 1943 Bever was known as Bevers.
Bever has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 627. As of 2013[update], 17.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 3 years (2010-2013) the population has changed at a rate of -4.09%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2013, was 3.2 while the death rate was 7.9 per thousand residents.
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